Steve Cohen asks for federal assistance in MATA ‘crisis’
“I would appreciate any recommendations on how we can strengthen MATA’s funding sources through existing federal programs or new initiatives,” Rep. Steve Cohen said in a letter to acting Federal Transit Administration administrator Veronica Vanterpool. (Benjamin Naylor/The Daily Memphian file)
Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.
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