Marta and parking.

[fritzlang1927.livejournal.com]

Hello all,
I have stayed at the Marriott and Sheraton for the last two years but the need to save some money has made me decide to try something different. I am thinking about staying at a hotel on the perimeter near the medical center Marta station. I thought about driving in and parking every day but reading through the older posts makes me think this is not such a good idea. The catch is that I like to stay late at night but the thought of a late night ride on a public transit system over the weekend just doesn't sound very appealing or safe. I have been on rapid  transit systems in many other cities and countries but never ATL so I defer to your opinions. Is there anyone out there who thinks driving in and parking daily is a viable option? Has anyone used Marta late at night. How is the Medical Center Station? I am not too familiar with Atlanta so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much!

Comments

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

Actually, here's the Medical Center station schedule:

click here (http://www.itsmarta.com/ns-med.aspx).

[nyreak.livejournal.com]

I was just linking to the entire schedule/map in general, and the running times are the same.

Hmm, my bad, I'm looking at the times listed on the left of the map, maybe that's for the customer service line. *scratches her head*

[sffilk.livejournal.com]

That's OK. It just so happens that I live in Atlanta and not only used to use MARTA to commute to work about 750' from the Dragon*Con hotels (until my office moved - the office used to be in the Peachtree Center complex - sound familiar?), but I actually used MARTA once to go to Dragon*Con and stay all night (though I was in no condition to drive home once I got back to my car in the morning).

[fritzlang1927.livejournal.com]

thanks so much, looks like the trains run til around 1 am. I could go for that possibly if safe. Maybe if lots of Dragon con peeps are using the Marta it would be fun. Anyone have experiences?