convore.json/groups/pycon-2011/how-about-a-faq-for-marta-for-us-out-of-towners-best-fare-deal-how-to-work-it/messages.json

[{"user_id": 4515, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299626306.323138, "message": "So it really depends if you plan to use it frequently, and across how many days. Trips never expire so you can keep them on a card or ticket however long you need to across days.", "group_id": 373, "id": 300427}, {"user_id": 14463, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299626123.5639219, "message": "+1 \u2014 I got lucky last year because I met people on the plane who knew what they were doing, but in retrospect I would have been pretty confused without them.", "group_id": 373, "id": 300401}, {"user_id": 4515, "stars": [{"date_created": 1299627590.805012, "user_id": 14463}, {"date_created": 1299644911.480454, "user_id": 1243}], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299626256.4790161, "message": "You can buy tickets or cards. Cards are reusable, and tickets are NOT. Cards cost $5. Now, with a ticket or card, you can load daily passes (use MARTA as many times as you want per day fr $8) or trip passes ($2 for EACH TRIP), (Two trips = One trip there, and one trip back. Or one trip there, and one trip somewhere else! :D)", "group_id": 373, "id": 300424}, {"user_id": 4515, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299626600.5872149, "message": "Peachtree Center is the stop only a couple blocks from the convention. :) There are always men and woman in white hats that will help you find where you are trying to go.", "group_id": 373, "id": 300442}, {"user_id": 19747, "stars": [{"date_created": 1299644922.265806, "user_id": 1243}], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299634860.422864, "message": "I flew in. Bought a MARTA card 7-day unlimited rides for $18. Goes to within one block of hotel. That alone worth the price of a shuttle or cab, plus I can use it throughout the system.", "group_id": 373, "id": 300962}, {"user_id": 19747, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299635605.198565, "message": "Transit site: http://www.itsmarta.com/ Machines at stations accept credit/debit cards and cash. Machines dispenses whatever card or ticket you select and purchase. I assume the turnstiles use RFID chips in the cards so you don't need to take it out of your wallet. Trains are fast, clean, get you all around. Have not tried buses yet, but might try them if I have the urge for a quick jaunt over to the Coca Cola Museum or Centennial Park (site of Olympics).", "group_id": 373, "id": 300984}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299635336.19104, "message": "@steve_piercy I just got a round-trip on the assumption I'd mostly be going to walkable places near the hotel. We'll see how valid that assumption is...I'm here for all 8-9 days.", "group_id": 373, "id": 300973}, {"user_id": 15284, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299636119.4954679, "message": "do they sell cards on the airport?", "group_id": 373, "id": 301002}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299636604.2431431, "message": "yes, right inside the MARTA station", "group_id": 373, "id": 301032}, {"user_id": 4156, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299636625.58305, "message": "just look for ground transportation, then look for MARTA, go thru some sliding doors and the machines are on your right", "group_id": 373, "id": 301037}, {"user_id": 1243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299644973.1214521, "message": "@bitprophet most of the interesting late night places aren't really walkable, but MARTA isn't that convenient to most of them, either. Brick Store Pub is a notable exception.", "group_id": 373, "id": 301934}, {"user_id": 1243, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299676675.8497679, "message": "Follow @MARTAalerts on Twitter. Best source of up-to-date information about delays that I've found.", "group_id": 373, "id": 304251}, {"user_id": 15284, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299679419.4447939, "message": "@bitprophet Thanks!", "group_id": 373, "id": 304528}, {"user_id": 3926, "stars": [], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299683302.6785679, "message": "According to the MARTA site, as of October, cards were reduced to $1, rather than the $5 they were last year.", "group_id": 373, "id": 305552}, {"user_id": 3926, "stars": [{"date_created": 1299683320.5743179, "user_id": 4515}], "topic_id": 11581, "date_created": 1299683305.379535, "message": "http://www.itsmarta.com/fares-passes.aspx", "group_id": 373, "id": 305554}]