There are 5 article(s) tagged Citizens for Better Service:

• June 2024

  • Opinion: Hold MATA accountable for inadequate bus service

    Opinion: MATA must be mandated to balance its budget without balancing it on the backs of the bus riders. Otherwise, MATA will continue to be an embarrassment to our city.

    By Johnnie Mosley June 18, 2024

• February 2023

  • Student-led forum talks solutions for MATA transit issues

    Members of the reform group Stop Poverty with Policy have been riding MATA bus routes in recent months to understand how transit issues affect passengers’ everyday lives.

    By Alicia Davidson February 11, 2023

• September 2021

  • MATA considering route cuts to four communities this fall

    Proposals to eliminate the routes have raised concerns for two bus service advocate groups. They believe the changes may further erode distrust between bus riders and MATA leaders.

    By Omer Yusuf September 23, 2021

• June 2020

  • Bus riders’ advocate: Restore Saturday bus schedule

    MATA should have the common sense to know that when you are not the one filling out an online application for unemployment benefits, it is easy to say to those who are struggling amid COVID-19 to “Be patient.”

    By Johnnie Mosley June 01, 2020

• October 2019

  • 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. 

    By Johnnie Mosley October 30, 2019