The agency is also using electrostatic sprayers to clean and sanitize its entire fleet of approximately 500 buses every evening and disinfect high touch surfaces on 200 buses throughout the day.
In May of 2006, she made history with her appointment to Chief of Police/Assistant GM at MARTA, the country’s ninth largest transit agency.
The plan keeps MARTA running for health care personnel and other essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
As of today, MARTA has 14 employees who have self-reported a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and 183 employees off work due to risk of exposure.
Chief Scott Kreher will report directly to Chief of System Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Wanda Y. Dunham.
Santiago Osorio will serve as deputy chief, bus operations, while George Wright was promoted to deputy chief, rail operations.
Rhonda Allen has worked closely with all departments across the authority, most recently coordinating plans for Super Bowl LIII.
The move extends the full-penny sales tax that funds bus and rail service in Atlanta, as well as three counties, through 2057.
This marks the second multifamily development project financed this year on MARTA land with set asides for affordable housing.
Jacobs Project Management Co. and H.J. Russell will manage approximately $700 million in construction spending in first five years.