FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 18, 2022
MARTA STATION SOCCER
EXPANDS TO KENSINGTON STATION
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.
The brainchild of
Soccer in the Streets, StationSoccer is a citywide project to create a network
of soccer fields connected by MARTA, eventually forming a ten-station league
that’s affordable and easily accessible by transit. StationSoccer was launched
at Five Points Station in 2016, resulting in the first soccer field in the
world built inside a transit station, and has since expanded to West End, East
Point, and Lindbergh Center Stations.
“We are excited to
partner with Soccer in the Streets, the Atlanta United Foundation, DeKalb
County, and others, to bring the popular StationSoccer program to Kensington
Station on the East/West Line in DeKalb,” said MARTA Interim General Manager
& CEO Collie Greenwood. “MARTA remains a proud, committed partner in
developing transit-accessible opportunity and enriching the communities we
serve.”
“Soccer in the
Streets is excited to open this new location and expand our vision to grow the
game across the transit network,” said Brian O'Neill, Chairman of Soccer in the
Streets. “As StationSoccer grows, we will continue to provide much needed
access to the game of soccer and also provide youth with new ways to thrive
both on and off the field.”
StationSoccer -
Kensington features two soccer pitches and will house community gardens and
showcase a mural by Kevin Bongang, commissioned by MARTA’s public art program
Artbound, and painted in partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and
Art In The Paint. It is the fifth StationSoccer location, with plans for fields
at Doraville, East Lake, Bankhead, H.E. Holmes, and Civic Center rail stations,
completing the “League of Stations.”
Another of MARTA’s
community-focused programs, MARTA Markets, expanded into DeKalb County this
year, with fresh food available from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Doraville Station
on Fridays and on Thursdays at Kensington Station later this summer.
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