Atlanta Piloting a 'Transit Oriented Soccer' Idea

MARTA's Five Points station will be the first to test an idea of building small soccer fields at multiple transit stations in the system.

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July 28, 2016, 2:00 PM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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Thomas Wheatley writes: "MARTA’s Five Points station might become the first transit station in the world — that we know of, at least — to have a soccer field. Yes, a soccer field."

MARTA's transit-oriented development program is partnering with Soccer in the Streets to plan the soccer field. The Five Points field would be a pilot for a larger idea of small soccer fields at multiple stations "with the long-term of starting a 'Station Soccer League.'"

FULL STORY: Is a soccer field — yes, we said a soccer field — coming to MARTA Five Points station?

Friday, July 22, 2016 in Creative Loafing

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