Despite MARTA's suburban defeat, however, its progress continued apace. After its establishment, MARTA purchased assets of the old Atlanta Transit System, a privately owned company that had operated bus routes in the city. With generous federal assistance and a 1 percent special sales tax collected in Fulton and DeKalb counties and the city of Atlanta, rail construction began in 1975.
Publish your University Ranking. Established in 1983, University of Advancing Technology is a for-profit private higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the large town of Tempe (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Arizona.
Michigan Technological University (commonly referred to as Michigan Tech, MTU, or simply Tech) is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States.Its main campus sits on 925 acres (374 ha) on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake.Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and was created to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines.ts main campus sits on 925 acres (374 ha) on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake. Michigan Tech was founded in 1885 as the first post-secondary institution in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and was created to train mining engineers to operate the local copper mines.