State gives $6M for MARTA station near new Atlanta Microsoft campus
State lawmakers provided MARTA with $6 million to transform an Atlanta transit station by the planned 90-acre Microsoft campus.
The FY22 budget passed by the Georgia General Assembly Wednesday included the funding provision. It supports MARTA’s proposed $50 million in upgrades to the Bankhead station, which serves seven neighborhoods on the city’s Westside: Rockdale, Knight Park, Bankhead, English Avenue, Washington Park, Hunter Hills and Grove Park.
The improvements include increased capacity…