MARTA is embracing a range of transit-oriented developments around many stations across their network in an attempt to boost ridership and revenue.
But a new addition to Five Points MARTA Station, in the heart of the system, may be the wackiest/most inventive to date.
According to WABE, Soccer in the Streets — a nonprofit that allows disadvantaged youth access to sports, mentoring, and tutoring — will construct a mini soccer field atop one of the concourses at Five Points Station. Measuring a mere 66 by 99 feet, the field will be the first soccer facility ever constructed in a transit station, according to the group.
Interesting tidbit: When the station was constructed, an ampitheater and other public spaces were included, but have been closed off for years due to safety concerns. The field will be a step forward to reclaiming the station for public use.
Plans call for the field to remain for at least five years.
Additionally, at a Central Atlanta Progress Town Hall Meeting, it was announced that a community garden would be established at the station in the coming year.
The news comes as the potential for development at Underground Atlanta picks up, too.
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