$6 million towards the rehabilitation of Bankhead station which will serve the site of the planned Microsoft campus. On January 14, 2022, MARTA CEO Jeffrey Parker committed suicide by stepping in front of a moving train at the East Lake station. Fare history Below is the history of single one-way fares on MARTA: 1972: MARTA purchases the Atlanta Transit Company and reduces bus fare from US$0.40 to US$0.15. 1979: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.25 1980: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.50 1981: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.60 1987: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.75 1989: MARTA raises the fare to US$0.85 1990: MARTA raises the fare to US$1.00 1992: MARTA raises the fare to US$1.25 1996: MARTA raises the fare to US$1.50 2000: MARTA raises the fare to US$1.75 2006: MARTA completes transition from token and cash fare collection to Breeze Card smart-card system; fare remains US$1.75 2009: Fare is raised to $2.00 when the state legislature fails to allow MARTA to spend its own capital money on operations. 2011: Fare is raised to $2.50 Special events MARTA has played an important role in Atlanta's hosting of major events, including: 1994 Super Bowl XXVIII 1996 Summer Olympics 2000 Super Bowl XXXIV 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship 2019 Super Bowl LIII For some of these important events special tokens were issued. See also Timeline of mass transit in Atlanta References External links Assessment of Community Planning for Mass Transit: Volume 2--Atlanta Case Study. United States Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. February 1976. History of MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority History of transportation in the United States History of Atlanta Transportation in Atlanta Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority