Transportation, but more importantly, mass transit is a key issue in Georgia's elections this year.
The legislative committee that overseas the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, or MARTA, is meeting next week to review the transit agency's budget and examine the escalator/elevator repair project.
The Joint MARTOC committee, chaired by state Rep. Jill Chambers, is scheduled to meet in room 606 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building at 1PM. The hearing is expected to last two hours.