There are 54 article(s) tagged MATA:

• July 2020

  • Another MATA employee tests positive for the coronavirus

    MATA has had nine employees test positive from the coronavirus since April.

    By Linda A. Moore July 24, 2020

  • Eighth MATA employee tests positive for coronavirus

    MATA bus drivers, a trolley driver, dispatcher and other employees have tested positive for COVID-19

    By Linda A. Moore July 14, 2020

• June 2020

  • MATA bus driver tests positive for coronavirus

    The driver is the fifth MATA employee and third bus driver to test positive for COVID-19.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff June 06, 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

• May 2020

  • State grant nets electric buses for MATA

    The Memphis Area Transit Authority is getting more than $2.1 million from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for electric buses as part of a Volkswagen settlement.

    By Sam Stockard May 21, 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, April 29: How the 38118 ZIP code became a coronavirus ‘hot spot’

    The rate of positive coronavirus tests in 38118 is between 13.1% to 19%. That’s the highest of any ZIP code in Shelby County, according to data from the Shelby County Health Department.

     

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2020

• April 2020

  • Coronavirus mothballs work by public transit ad hoc committee

    The Shelby County Commission's public transit ad hoc committee's work will be reviewed, but there won't be more money in the budget for transit.

    By Linda A. Moore April 29, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 26: Strickland warns of possible reduction in services

    "There may come a time when we must reduce your city services due to city employees becoming infected with the virus,” Mayor Jim Strickland said in an email Thursday afternoon.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 17, 2020

  • Coronavirus live blog, April 14: Tennessee up to 5,823 cases, 124 deaths

    There have been 633 hospitalizations and 1,969 people are classified as having recovered from the disease.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 15, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 25: Tennessee up to 784 cases, including 3 deaths

    There are 784 confirmed coronavirus cases statewide, including three deaths and 53 hospitalizations.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 27: ‘Social nature’ of parks threatens access to them

    The city could close parks if social distancing is not maintained. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 28: Cases top 1,300 statewide; 2 deaths in Memphis metro area

    • Shelby County Health Department confirms a death; Mississippi Department of Health reports one
    • Businesses can apply for both available relief loans
    • Germantown lays off all part-time city employees
    • Jail visitations via video only

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

  • With fallout from coronavirus looming, MATA funding unlikely

    As COVID-19 impacts tax revenues and creates other demands for Shelby County government, funding MATA will probably have to wait.

    By Linda A. Moore March 30, 2020

  • Ride MATA free

    The free fares will help MATA to reinforce social distancing, with passengers boarding through the rear doors, limiting their contact with vehicle operators. However, passengers who need assistance will be able to use the front door and ramp.

    By Linda A. Moore March 25, 2020

• February 2020

  • County officials learn PILOTs won’t raise funds fast enough for MATA

    There are things the Shelby County can and can't do to raise $10 million for public transit.

    By Linda A. Moore February 18, 2020

  • County Commission panel weighs MATA funding ideas

    Participants at a Shelby County public transportation ad hoc committee examined a number of ways the county can find dedicated funding for MATA.

    By Linda A. Moore February 05, 2020

  • Amazon jobs, wages could make big impact in Raleigh, Frayser

    Neighborhood leaders hope new jobs will go to area residents, and some say increasing the frequency of bus routes in Frayser and Raleigh would improve the odds for those who don't own cars.

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020

  • U.S. Census mounts campaign-like effort in Memphis

    The recent formal opening of the local U.S. Census office came as new immigration restrictions are finding a place in presidential campaign rhetoric. 

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2020

  • Sawyer and Wright call for cleaner, more direct route to MATA funding

    The Shelby County commissioners chairing the ad hoc committee sorting out county funding for city buses talked on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast about eliminating some of the bells and whistles that have emerged to get to the funding.

    By Bill Dries February 01, 2020

• January 2020

  • Politics Podcast: Hitting the reset button on the transit issue

    Shelby County Commissioners Tami Sawyer and Mick Wright talk about the effort to get some kind of county funding for the city bus system back on the road and what that means in terms of accountability and what taxpayers can afford.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2020

  • Transit funding approved by County Commission on second reading

    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.

    By Linda A. Moore January 27, 2020

  • Harris, county commissioners hold public transit forum

    The meeting, held in Crosstown Concourse, centered around a resolution for a potential increase in vehicle registration fees to help fund Shelby County's investment in MATA.

    By Jared Boyd January 26, 2020

  • County Commission creates panel to work MATA funding puzzle

    A public transportation ad hoc committee will try to come up with a way to raise about $9 million in county funds for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.

    By Linda A. Moore January 23, 2020

  • MATA chairman: Work and school are better with buses

    I own a restaurant in Downtown Memphis, and I can’t tell you the number of times employees ask to leave work at 8 p.m. because they don’t want to miss the only bus they can catch to get home at night. Some will miss out on $40 or $50 in wages because they leave work early.

    By John Vergos January 22, 2020

  • The Early Word: Memphis’ MLK Day, gastric bypass and Tony Allen

    Today is Tuesday, Jan. 21, and the youngbloods over at the Memphis City Council will be talking about removing the residency requirement referendum from the ballot.

    By Mary Cashiola January 21, 2020

  • Free MATA service a ‘wonderful idea’ but not yet possible

    Kansas City, Missouri, could soon be the first major city to offer free bus service. But Memphis isn't there yet.

    By Linda A. Moore January 19, 2020