Speech by MARTA chairman to Rotary Club in Support of Rapid Transit

Highlights: "We have talked rapid transit in theory for about 10 years and
people generally approve it as a concept. Now we are fast approaching a time for making decisions and for taking action. The growth of metropolitan Atlanta demands adequate planningfor the future."

"The number of cars will have doubled by the mid-1980 ' s·"

"The population will have reached the 2 million mark in 1983."

"The time to begin rapid transi t is now, while we can, rather
than in 15 or 20 years when we will not be able to do without it
but there will be no place to put it."