A local Democrat is not happy with the performance of the city in operating the Atlanta Streetcar.
"State Senate Minority Whip Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, said…that he would file legislation this year to force the city of Atlanta to hand over operations and management of the Atlanta Streetcar to MARTA," reports Andria Simmons.
According to Simmons, Fort is reacting to "a scathing audit released earlier this month by the Georgia Department of Transportation which found several safety and security lapses."
Simmons describes more detail about the audit, provides several soundbites from Fort, and speculates on the proposed legislation's chances of gaining approval in a Republican-controlled state government.
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