There are 19 article(s) tagged MATA:

• September 2019

  • Navy Midshipmen had Tigers where they wanted them — until they didn't

    For a half, Navy had everything working before Memphis snapped out of its troubles, turned up its offense and pulled away from the Midshipmen in the second half.

    By Don Wade September 27, 2019

  • Game Day: Tigers try to remain unbeaten by corralling Navy triple option

    Navy and Memphis are two of the three undefeated teams in the American Athletic Conference.

    By The Associated Press September 26, 2019

  • Tick, tick, tick ... Navy wants to own clock at Memphis

    Navy's goal at Memphis this Thursday night is simple: shorten the game, win the game. 

    By Don Wade September 26, 2019

  • Navy football wants 'best of the best,' and that includes Memphis players

    The Naval Academy's football team has a definite Memphis flavor, with seven area players on the roster and three on the travel squad coming to town for Thursday night's game at the Liberty Bowl. 

    By Don Wade September 25, 2019

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore September 07, 2019

  • 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.

    By Linda A. Moore September 04, 2019

  • 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. 

    By Natalie Martin September 03, 2019

• 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

  • 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.

    By Natalie Van Gundy August 09, 2019

  • 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?  

    By Roquita Coleman-Williams August 08, 2019

• 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