MARTA Reach 4+

I live in midtown and don’t own a car. Because of this, the only parts of Atlanta accessible to me are those accessible by transit. Once this app released, I realized that one of the coffee places I had always wanted to try was located in the east side MARTA reach zone. So last Friday I took 2 of my friends out to the Decatur rail station and called a shuttle through the app. The experience was seamless and in under 10 minutes the shuttle arrived to pick us up. The coffee was great and I was able to explore a new area of the city that I previously wouldn’t have been able to visit without spending $20 on an Uber. The entire experience was quite fulfilling and it was great to see how far $2.50 could take me with an efficient transit system in place. Hope to see this concept eventually implemented at more MARTA rail stations and in the mean time, I definitely plan on using this service again.

After becoming carless earlier this year, I have relied on MARTA reach to do grocery shopping. Far less expensive than getting an uber to the store and back, and far less cumbersome than trying to catch a bus with a lot of groceries. This has made being carless so much easier and less stressful! Please keep it!

Before I sign up for a particular location, which might or might not be available, it would be nice to know exactly how the app works and better mapping of area it serves. Either shade the areas that can use the service or have an option to input an address to search.
Right now, the map shows a few specific markers of points served and users are supposed to pick one I guess. I can’t even tell if those are the rail stations or very localized neighborhoods. I attempted to select an area near one of the points but couldn’t select anything.
I actually want to use the app to share with friends that might be able to use the service, but I can’t determine service areas at this stage in the app’s capabilities.
I know it’s a new app and they’re working on it and I think this REACH program is a phenomenal idea from MARTA and Ga. Tech and can’t wait to see it fully developed.