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Here are some words that will appear in the UNISIG session notes
at the Atlanta symposium.  They will be accompanied there by a
schematic map of the MARTA rail system and a somewhat fuzzy downtown
transit map showing bus routes.  The housing map in the symposium
registration packet shows the downtown rail stations.

If you have leftover MARTA tokens from the Summer 1986 USENIX conference,
they're still good.  I called and asked, as I have three.

I don't understand why anyone would bother to rent a car in Atlanta;
then again, I don't understand why anyone drives a car in downtown New York
or Toronto.

MARTA, Atlanta's public transit system, is a connected network of
buses and trains.  Most routes run at least from 6am to midnight.
Bus routes vary in frequency, but most run every 15-30 minutes,
more often in the rush hour.  Trains run every 6-10 minutes on
weekdays, 10-15 minutes on weekends.  On weekdays, some trains
don't go all the way to the ends of the north-south rail line,
for example to the airport; read the destination signs before
boarding.

The fare is $.85 exact change for bus or train.  If you're likely
to ride a lot, or don't like to carry change around, tokens are
10 for $8, and weekly passes (good from one Sunday to the
following Saturday) are $8.  Transfers for a continuous one-way
ride (no round trips) are free; ask for one when you board the
first bus, or press the button for one when you go through the
train fare gate.  Some train stations allow bus-train transfers
behind the fare gates, so you don't need a transfer.

Peachtree Center rail station (N1) is a couple of blocks from the
headquarters hotels; see the housing map.  Omni station (W1) is
near the World Congress Center and the symposium proper.  Airport
station (S7) is the airport.  The Amtrak station is a ten-minute
bus ride from the Arts Center station (N5); take the #23-Lenox
bus.  This is one of the stations where transfers aren't needed.

Timetables and maps are available in the Five Points station
(where the two rail lines intersect).  Or ring MARTA at 404/848-4711
6am to 10pm weekdays, 8am-4pm weekends.