Opinion: ‘MATA overextended itself,’ board chair says
A Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley bus drives along Madison Avenue April 4, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“Great cities are intentional and not accidental. Currently, the Memphis Area Transit Authority does not have adequate funding to deliver the service our riders need and deserve.”
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