Behind the Headlines Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses the sales tax referendum, MATA and more with host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries.
Topic: MATA
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November 2019
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Chamber CEO advocates for incentives, public transit funding
Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Beverly Robertson spoke at the Frayser Exchange Club as part of the organization's initiative to better engage with neighborhoods.
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October 2019
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AI software will alert MATA if driver dozes
MATA could equip its entire fleet with safety software developed by a Memphis artificial intelligence company following a pilot program that launches in January.
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Proposed transit fee would hit struggling Memphis households
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris faced a “tough crowd” at a recent meeting of Citizens For Better Service when he defended his plan to charge a $145 transit fee for households with three or more vehicles.
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Shelby County does not need a transit fee
Implicit in Mayor Lee Harris' $145 transit fee proposal is the notion that the county’s revenue is fully optimized, and that additional collections would be best directed toward bus subsidies, ahead of all other investments. I don’t agree with either of these assumptions.
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September 2019
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County Mayor Harris, Clerk Halbert clash over MATA plan
County Mayor Lee Harris says presenting his MATA funding plan to county commissioners first was the right thing to do. County Clerk Wanda Halbert says she can't confirm if Harris' data for his plan is accurate.
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Harris unveils Transit Vision 3.0 and funding plan
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris unveiled a plan Wednesday to put $10 million in county funds into MATA through a new $145 sustainability fee for households with three or more vehicles.
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MMDC partners with MATA to launch Groove Shuttle
The Memphis Medical District Collaborative and MATA have partnered on a pilot commuter shuttle between Mud Island and the Medical District.
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August 2019
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A $30M annual investment in MATA would get service to ‘proper levels’
MATA needs a silver buckshot strategy that incorporates a lot of different innovative approaches – including buses on heavily traveled routes and on-demand transportation in low-density areas.
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Increase bus ridership with more fixed routes, not on-demand service
If MATA is committed to providing first-class transportation for the residents of Westwood and Boxtown, it should consider a plan recently proposed by retired bus driver Lonnie Britton to run buses through both neighborhoods every 30 minutes so riders can get to the Downtown bus terminals in 30 minutes.
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Behind the Headlines podcast: MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld
Gary Rosenfeld, CEO of the Memphis Area Transit Authority talks about public transportation in Memphis with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes.
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Walking in Memphis with an eye for its ‘considerable charm’
If you were asked for a thoughtful vision statement that could become the guiding light for our entire city, what would it be?
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July 2019
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Up to 3,000 Memphis high school students could get free city bus rides
Shelby County Schools leaders hope the bus passes will encourage students to participate in after-school activities, get jobs, post higher test scores and miss school less often.
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The C-suite isn’t the only place to find leaders
The irony is this: The very process of trying to prove your value is devaluing. Yearning for more responsibility, more respect for your skills and talents, or even additional compensation can lead to burnout.
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Build a light-rail line and take back our streets
Our abundant existing rail infrastructure could provide key routes in a future light-rail service. A light-rail line connecting the airport to Downtown would make Memphis more attractive as a tourist destination and bring more business conventions and sporting events.
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June 2019
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Strickland: City, county build case for better MATA
Mayor Jim Strickland talks about improving MATA as former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young discusses how a mass transit system was built there beginning in the 1970's.
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County commission session goes well into the night to approve next year’s budget
After nearly a full workday of discussions and calculations, the Shelby County Commission on Monday approved a $1.3 billion budget ahead of the start of the 2020 fiscal year on July 1.
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Shelby County committees creep toward final budget
The Shelby County Commission's budget and finance committee approved Wednesday a $1.3 billion budget and retained the county's $4.05 tax rate.
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May 2019
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Memphis needs to get on the bus
Every college student in Memphis should have bus access provided by their college or university – just like they get parking. Our hospital systems should encourage employees to take mass transit. Our corporations located on decent bus routes should adopt equitable policies toward bus ridership versus car ridership.
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March 2019
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City Council, County Commission discuss pre-K, MATA funding at joint meeting
The Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission met together for the first time in 2019, the first of two planned meetings to discuss issues affecting both the city and county.
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