MARTA CEO Jeff Parker called the Station Soccer pilot program at Five Points Station “a huge success” in the same release. Such projects “help our neighborhoods thrive and restore pride in underdeveloped areas of the city,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a prepared statement. 8, following a tournament at the Five Points location. Officially called “Station Soccer-West End,” the new fields will be unveiled the afternoon of Sept. The Atlanta United Foundation and city officials announced today a collaboration with Soccer in the Streets and MARTA to expand the “Station Soccer” program to the West End station, where two new pitches will be bisected by the transit line itself.Ītlanta’s Station Soccer is described as “the world’s first network of soccer fields inside the perimeter of major transit stations.” ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and Soccer in the Streets, along with the Atlanta United Foundation announce the expansion of StationSoccer to Kensington rail station in DeKalb County. Affordability and transportation hurdles mean many kids in metro Atlanta area do not have access to safe places to play soccer nor the resources required to travel. It’s the first of nine new soccer fields planned for public use, mostly south and west of downtown, officials recently told Curbed Atlanta.Ĭome next month, soccer’s set to make a visible splash in West End. StationSoccer is a city-wide community project built around a vision to create a network of mini soccer fields and more, anchored by MARTA transit stations in Atlanta. Last month, the City of Atlanta and US Soccer Foundation teamed to open a mini-pitch at Anderson Park, just north of Westview Cemetery. Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986), known as Marta is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride in the. Forthcoming City of Atlanta soccer fields:
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