There are 133 article(s) tagged MATA:

• July 2019

  • 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.

    By Laura Faith Kebede July 25, 2019

  • 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.

    By Roquita Coleman-Williams July 19, 2019

  • 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.

    By David Gourley July 06, 2019

• June 2019

  • 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. 

    By Bill Dries June 26, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Linda A. Moore June 25, 2019

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore June 19, 2019

• May 2019

  • 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.

    By Robert Hatfield May 14, 2019

• March 2019

  • 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. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 21, 2019