MARTA "yellow" line to be renamed "gold" (UPDATE)

[npk]

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-yellow-line-to-299283.html

MARTA directors announced today that after meeting with many people in the predominately Asian community of Doraville that they would change a proposed name of a transit route from "yellow" to "gold."

Moving to tamp a controversy that has reached the national news, MARTA CEO Beverly Scott said Thursday afternoon that the transit agency would change the name of its “yellow” train line, which goes to Doraville, home to a large Asian-American community. The line will now be called "gold."

We’re thrilled," said Helen Kim, director of advocacy and education at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services in Doraville. "I think this shows that MARTA heard our voice and they are sensitive to our concerns."

"Yellow" has historically been used as a derogatory term for Asians, such as "the yellow peril" or "the yellow hordes."

Scott said she still intended to meet with Asian-American group leaders as scheduled Friday, but that there was no point in delaying the decision. She said MARTA had never intended to offend anyone with the renaming, which went into effect Oct. 1 along with other color names for the rest of the system, and that it was making the change out of “an abundance of caring for this community.”

[Blue_Tires]

1. Well since they are changing names, I want a Maroon line

for Morehouse College, of course...

[TexasObserver]

2. a wise decision

[aquart]

3. Clever.