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MARTA's Better Breeze System & NextGen Bus Network are Getting an Upgrade
MARTA’s changing. Are you ready to ride?
This spring 2026, MARTA is rolling out a new fare collection system (Better Breeze) and updating bus routes (NextGen Bus Network) to provide better coverage and trip times.
Try 10 rides for free!
How confident are you in the changes coming? Tell us your thoughts, and we’ll send you a 10-trip Breeze card to try out the changes before fares change (while supplies last). Make sure to use up all your trips before May 2!
Need help navigating the changes? Email the Perimeter Connects team for 1-on-1 support.
NextGen Bus Network
On April 18, the new NextGen bus routes will start operating. See what’s changing in Perimeter below.
Key Changes
- New bus option to Perimeter Summit (Route 87)
- New route along Johnson Ferry Rd. NE (Route 87)
- New route along Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. (Route 88)
- Connection from Dunwoody Station to Chamblee Station (Route 88)
- Bus service from Dunwoody Station to Blackburn Park (Route 48)
- Bus service to Sandy Springs Station will be discontinued (previously Route 141)
- All bus routes will operate 7 days a week with no more peak-only services
| Route change | New Route | Route Ending | No Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 - Roswell/Sandy Springs Route 87 will now run further south on Roswell Rd., turning east on Johnson Ferry Rd. NE and north on Peachtree Dunwoody Rd. NE to connect Dunwoody and North Springs Stations. Landmarks along the new route include the Prado Shopping Center, Belmont Village Senior Living, and Medical Center Station. Route Map 87 | 88 – Dunwoody Village/ Georgetown Route 88 will connect Doraville and Dunwoody Stations via N Shallowford Rd and Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. Landmarks along the route include Georgetown Shopping Center, Dunwoody Library, Ashford Lane, and Perimeter Mall. Route Map 88 | 141 – Haynes Bridge Rd./ Milton | 5 – Piedmont Road/Sandy Springs Route Map 5 |
| 48 – I-85 Access Road/ North Brookhaven This route will connect Dunwoody Station and Chamblee Station via Ashford Dunwoody Rd., then follow Clairmont Rd. South and loop along the I-85 Access Rd. Landmarks along the route include Perimeter Mall and Blackburn Park. Route Map 48 | 150 – Dunwoody Village This route will be replaced by Route 88. Route Map 88 |
New Ways to Pay:
Better Breeze Fare System
MARTA’s fare gates, Breeze cards, Breeze Mobile 2.0 app, and Breeze vending machines will be updated to the Better Breeze system on March 28.
Your current Breeze card and Breeze Mobile 2.0 account will stop working on May 2!
Your options in the new system will be:
- Tap-to-pay with bank card or mobile wallet at the faregates or fareboxes
- Touch screen Breeze vending machines where you can get a new Better Breeze card
- A new, updated Breeze mobile app
What riders need to know
The Better Breeze system will launch on March 28, but the old system will stay online until May 2.
Current Breeze cards are not compatible with the new system and will not transfer funds. Make sure to spend any fare on your current card before May 2, when the existing fare system will be shut off. If you have fare stored in a Breeze Mobile 2.0 account, you’ll need to transfer the total to a new Better Breeze account to use it. You’ll be able to transfer money from the Breeze Mobile 2.0 app from May 2 until October 30, 2026.
To ride MARTA after May 2, purchase a new Better Breeze card at a MARTA station, use the new Breeze app, or use tap-to-pay with your bank card or mobile wallet.
More tools & resources
(includes old and new routes)
