Although the More MARTA $11.5 billion project list was tied to voters in the City of Atlanta passing an additional half-penny MARTA sales tax to be invested within the city, the last two MARTA board meetings were filled with people who wanted “More MARTA” in their jurisdictions.

In the wake of an Atlanta barkeep’s death, a group of his friends hatched a plan to memorialize him by having an Atlanta street named in his honor. Despite the fact that the city didn’t think their comrade was exactly street name worthy, the friends persisted and ultimately succeeded beyond anything they could have imagined.