Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority×PULSE INSIGHTS

How MARTA can deflect 47,000 rider calls during the FIFA window — and prove the ROI to the board the same week.

A live working brief built for the MARTA digital experience team. Updated monthly through February 2027.

Projected savings · MARTA
$487,000
47,400 deflected calls during the FIFA window (10-week tournament + tail)
A MARTA rider, in their own words

I tried for 20 minutes to figure out which Breeze fare applied to me. Ended up calling. Held for 14 minutes.

Library

Personalized Research Report
Personalized Research Report

MARTA's Personalized Transit Digital Friction Report

A 7-page deep read on where MARTA riders get stuck — Better Breeze fare confusion, FIFA visitor wayfinding, and the disruption-comms gap during peak events.

May 2026Open
Personalized Landing Page
Personalized Landing Page

MARTA's Live Campaign Hub

This page. Bookmark it. Every resource we deliver is added here, accessible to the entire MARTA team.

Jun 2026Open
Friction Analysis
Friction Analysis

MARTA Friction Analysis — 14 high-impact moments

We mapped 14 specific points where MARTA's website creates rider confusion, with screenshots, behavioral evidence, and projected call-volume impact for each.

Jul 2026Open
ROI
ROI Calculator
ROI Calculator

MARTA ROI Calculator — your numbers, live

Adjust ridership, call-deflection rate, and call cost. The model returns MARTA-specific savings projections in real time.

Aug 2026Open
Audio Briefing
Audio Briefing

MARTA Audio Briefing — 18 minutes

A NotebookLM-generated audio walkthrough of the MARTA report. Listen on the drive in. Two-host conversational format.

Sep 2026Listen
Custom Demo Agent
Custom Demo Agent

MARTA Demo Agent — live on marta.com (sandboxed)

A working prototype of a Pulse agent running against MARTA's live site in a sandboxed view. Detects friction in real time and shows the intervention layer in action.

Oct 2026Launch
Personalized Video
Personalized Video

Jeremy walks the MARTA team through the findings

A 6-minute personalized video walkthrough featuring the MARTA-specific findings, the ROI math, and a direct address to the team.

Nov 2026Watch
60
US transit agencies
Industry Infographic
Industry Infographic

The State of Transit Digital Friction — 2026 Edition

A visual narrative across 60 US transit agencies showing where riders get stuck, why digital friction now costs more than physical disruption, and where the field is heading.

Dec 2026Open
Long-Form Video
Long-Form Video

MARTA Long-Form Video Overview — 12 minutes

A NotebookLM video version of the report. Narrated, animated, and structured for sharing with the broader MARTA leadership team.

Jan 2027Watch
60 agencies · benchmark
Industry Benchmark Report
Industry Benchmark Report

State of Transit Digital CX 2026 — Industry Benchmark

The first benchmark report of its kind. Behavior-level engagement data from 60 agencies. Includes the median, the top quartile, and the sources of the spread.

Feb 2027Open