Two more walkable villages to be built near MARTA

MARTA announced Tuesday that it wants to create “walkable developments” at two more stations: Arts Center and Oakland City. The expansion is part of a plan to surround more than a quarter of MARTA rail stations with dense, pedestrian-friendly villages.

When corporate heavyweights like Mercedes-Benz, Coca-Cola and State Farm decide where to locate operations, one key to their decisions is access to mass transit.