MARTA Expansion Could Help Reverse Atlanta’s Legacy of Segregation

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By Angie SchmittFeb 18, 2014, 11:08 am123 pts
This map shows the geography of racial segregation in Atlanta. Transit development has reinforced this pattern, experts say. Image: ATL Urbanist Atlanta’s MARTA rail system was launched at about the same time as D.C.’s Metro in the 1970s. But the two systems, and the regions they serve, have followed wildly…

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