There are 12 article(s) tagged Boxtown:

• May 2022

  • Meet Tony Hawkins, the Westwood artist giving back through public art

    Westwood artist Tony Hawkins, a product of the southwest Memphis neighborhood, will paint a mural in Westwood to convey the significance of his community. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 31, 2022

• October 2021

  • More MATA service changes coming this fall

    More than 20 routes will be impacted by MATA’s new slate of changes. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 04, 2021

• July 2021

  • MATA launches new transit service

    Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.

    By Omer Yusuf July 31, 2021

• May 2021

  • About Town: Why did Memphis leaders agree to a pipeline truce?

    An agreement between the Memphis City Council and the companies behind the Byhalia Connection delays all major decisions on the pipeline until July 1.

    By Omer Yusuf May 07, 2021

• April 2021

  • MATA to offer ‘curb-to-curb’ service in 3 areas

    Memphis Area Transit Authority will offer pick-up and drop-off service to addresses in Boxtown, Whitehaven and Westwood.

    By Omer Yusuf April 24, 2021

  • National Poor People’s Campaign leader says no to Byhalia Pipeline

    ‘Not here, not now, not ever on our watch,' said Rev. Dr. William Barber II during a rally Sunday protesting the Byhalia Connection Pipeline that would go through majority Black, poor neighborhoods in southwest Memphis. 

    By Daja E. Henry April 18, 2021

• March 2021

  • Al Gore joins Byhalia Connection Pipeline fight in southwest Memphis

    Former Vice President Al Gore joined with Memphis residents fighting construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which he called a “reckless, racist, rip-off.”

    By Daja E. Henry March 14, 2021

• February 2021

  • Opinion: It’s big oil vs. defiant communities in major environmental dispute

    In this fight, Black people and white people are on the same side. So are local politicians who don’t always agree on matters of public policy.

    By Otis Sanford February 18, 2021

  • Residents rally online against Byhalia Connection

    U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen and two City Council members were among those who gathered for the online rally against the proposed pipeline. 

    By Blake Fontenay February 16, 2021

  • Pipeline’s route faces increased challenges

    Local resistance to the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline project has been gaining momentum recently. And with a new president in the White House, the project may face tougher scrutiny from federal regulators as well.

    By Blake Fontenay February 08, 2021

• August 2019

  • 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.

    By Gary Rosenfeld August 21, 2019

  • 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.

    By Johnnie Mosley August 18, 2019