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As MATA tried to meet a state mandate for an electric fleet, Gary Rosenfeld said it was more expedient and less costly to visit overseas manufacturers rather than ship equipment back and forth for testing.
Rosenfeld’s retirement is effective immediately, with the MATA board announcing deputy CEO Bacarra Mauldin starts as interim CEO Thursday, Feb. 1. Rosenfeld has led the city’s bus system since January 2017.
MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld talked on “Behind The Headlines” about the balance between plans and what they cost to stay on the road.
MATA president and CEO Gary Rosenfeld called for a regional transit authority that could raise its own funding across a larger area and possibly move into street repairs and other “mobility” issues. Trolleys missing from two Downtown lines for nearly a decadeRelated story:
An equitable transit system reliably connects riders to their respective destinations. While Memphis is listed as the number one car-dependent city in the nation, our recent shifts in transit prove that transportation is not a luxury, but a necessity.
With the funding, MATA is looking to add “service in the streets,” but it also hopes to move to a new headquarters within three years.
All MATA services will be free to ride on Thursday, April 28.
Changes and improvements include a one-year expansion of on-demand Go901 service, implementation of the MATA tracker, and the obtaining of $46 million in funding toward its mConnect bus rapid transit system.
On “Behind The Headlines,” the bus transit system’s CEO and its new chief of staff say the ride-share service in the Whitehaven, Boxtown and Westwood areas is being used much more than the bus route system in the area was.
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.
Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.
Through a partnership with Whole Child Strategies, Memphis Area Transit Authority offers Klondike and Smokey City residents bus rides each Tuesday and Saturday to nearby locations where healthful food is available.
There are 784 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide, including three deaths and 53 hospitalizations.
Shelby County Commissioners wonder what to do with $2.5 million for MATA that has not been used.
Extended funding for transit was approved by the Shelby County Commission in an ordinance on second reading that gives it 1.5% of county's CIP budget.
Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.
MATA now has free Wi-Fi for riders on buses, MATAplus and the trolleys.
A public comment session Monday at the Central Library drew several dozen people and plenty of reminders of the city's long-running debate about the bus system run by the Memphis Area Transit Authority. The corridor has almost all of the $74 million to build the Union and Poplar corridor that would start operations in 2024.
On "Behind The Headlines," Gary Rosenfeld said a revenue source, possibly from a sales tax hike or gas tax hike, is needed to implement a two-year-old plan to increase the frequency of bus trips in the core city and to find ways to connect areas outside of the core.
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