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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is Atlanta’s state-of-the-art public transportation system. MARTA’s mission is to provide our customers with the highest level of safe, clean, reliable, and affordable transportation. Welcome aboard! We hope you enjoy the ride.

The MARTA hosts over 500,000 passengers each day in Atlanta.

MARTA LAUNCHES CUTTING-EDGE VEHICLE CAMERA SYSTEM PROGRAM TO AID SECURITY ON BUSES, TRAINS AND MOBILITY VANS

In keeping with its core mission of providing our customers with the safest transit system possible, MARTA today officially launched a pilot program of buses equipped with surveillance cameras that will later be expanded to its entire fleet of passenger vehicles.

Seven buses on randomly chosen routes have cameras strategically positioned on the interior and exterior to record high-quality video and audio. Each bus has 11 cameras; three outside and eight inside. There’s also a 17-inch, full-color monitor mounted behind the driver that lets customers view themselves and their surroundings in real-time.

The Vehicle Security Camera System will capture and store images, audio and vehicle data that can help MARTA Police investigate crimes and which could prove useful in resolving customer complaints and settling accident claims.

“MARTA is dedicated to ensuring that all reasonable measures are taken to secure the safety of customers and employees,” said MARTA Police Chief Wanda Dunham. “We are confident that this investment will provide an additional layer of protection and will act as a highly visible deterrent against operator assaults, crime and acts of terror.”

The MARTA Board of Directors approved the $17 million system last year. Recently, however, the federal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded MARTA with a $9 million grant that will help defray the cost. The grant is part of the “See Something, Say Something” public awareness campaign sponsored by DHS to counter terrorist attacks and other criminal activity nationwide.