Rep. Johnson Meets with Marta GM/CEO on Transit Tour

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As the newest member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04) went on a Saturday morning fact-finding transit tour with MARTA General Manager/CEO Dr. Beverly Scott.

Congressman Johnson, wife Mereda Davis Johnson and Dr. Scott caught a MARTA bus from the Panola Road Park & Ride station to the Indian Creek MARTA station and then took the train into Decatur.

Along the way, Rep. Johnson and Dr. Scott discussed transit funding, the I-20 East Corridor and the Clifton Corridor transit projects. On May 21, Rep. Johnson toured a portion of the Beltline project in Atlanta.

"I won a seat on the Transportation Committee so I could fight for serious federal investment in our transit infrastructure," said Johnson. "The people of metro Atlanta need jobs and they share a vision of an efficient, prosperous, green future. I'm ready to fight for those jobs and that vision."

Dr. Scott was elated a metro-area Congressman now has a seat on the coveted House Transportation Committee.

"More than a third of MARTA's services are the Congressman's district," said Scott. "Many of the most important projects moving forward -- the Clifton Corridor, the I-20 East High Capacity Corridor and projects along I-285 -- are in the Congressman's district. I'm thrilled a public transit champion like Congressman Johnson now has a seat at the table."

It was the first of many excursions Rep. Johnson's plans in the coming months to learn which transportation and infrastructure projects need priority in federal funding.

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