Mayor says ‘on-demand’ ride services could make up for fewer bus routes
Memphis Mayor Paul Young talked about the overhaul of the Memphis Area Transit Authority during a Thursday, Oct. 31, “One Memphis” forum at LeMoyne-Owen College.
Topic: Memphis Area Transit Authority
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October 2024
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New MATA board stops planned cuts; Mayor Young pledges money
The newly confirmed board voted unanimously to suspend the cuts the previous board had approved on Sept. 24.
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Meet Memphis’ 9 new MATA board members
People with backgrounds in finance, urban planning and “route optimization” were among those recently appointed to the reconfigured MATA board.
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New MATA board approved as city tries to avoid bus cuts
Mayor Paul Young told council members in a Tuesday, Oct. 15, committee discussion that the immediate task is to find short-term funding for MATA to avoid a set of bus route cuts and employee layoffs the old MATA board approved that take effect Nov. 3.
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Mayor Young replaces MATA board amid overhaul of transit authority
Transpro’s draft report said ridership has declined 82% since 1991, the system needs 18 more buses to function properly and its current capital project plans are “financially unsustainable.”
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Steve Cohen asks for federal assistance in MATA ‘crisis’
Congressman Steve Cohen of Memphis says he is “disheartened” by the bus system’s “operational and fiscal crisis” after he helped secure $140 million in federal transit funding for MATA in recent years.
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September 2024
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MATA’s future governance up in the air, says Paul Young
The mayor’s comments about governance come after MATA has laid off employees, is weighing route closures, and has faced weeks of headlines about its negative financial worth.
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Opinion: ‘MATA overextended itself,’ board chair says
“Great cities are intentional and not accidental. Currently, the Memphis Area Transit Authority does not have adequate funding to deliver the service our riders need and deserve.”
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Young talks MATA, crime, consultants at One Memphis forum
Memphis Mayor Paul Young met with around 150 people at his latest town hall at the McWherter Senior Center in East Memphis.
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‘Someone is lying’ at MATA, Memphis City Council member says
The transit authority’s latest check-in with City Council saw some skepticism that MATA’s financial troubles were a surprise to those running the city’s bus system.
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MATA, Midtown Whataburger on City Council agenda
The parks committee also takes up funding for repairs to the Mud Island river museum building.
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August 2024
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MATA’s present is bleak. What about its future?
The agency is poised for major layoffs and route cuts, yet it’s still working toward plans for a more efficient transit system.
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City Council grills MATA on proposed cuts
The Aug. 20 meeting became contentious as Memphis City Council members responded to a presentation from MATA’s Interim CEO.
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Memphis City Council to weigh $3,000 bonus for city retirees
The council also gets an update on the Memphis Area Transit Authority, finalizes city charter change amendments for the Nov. 5 ballot, and votes on a Whataburger restaurant on Union Avenue.
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MATA proposes major route cuts
The transit authority could soon drop 30% of its bus routes and 67% of its trolley lines.
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June 2024
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Bus shelter art of jookin’ dancers ‘like the Rocky statue for Memphis’
Muralist Brandon Marshall said he designed the Hickory Hill images to inspire drivers and bus riders with uplifting pictures of “a strong cultural asset for the city.”
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Here’s what’s going on with MATA’s gaping deficit
Though MATA is expected to have a shortfall for the second year in a row, local leaders say bus service must continue to run.
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City Council discussion on MATA red ink gets muted
Last month, MATA acknowledged it has a $60 million deficit. A City Councilwoman tried to talk specifics, but the discussion was abruptly halted after the head of the council staff talked with her privately during a public meeting.
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May 2024
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County Commission wrestles with property-tax rate as July 1 deadline looms
The ordinance that sets the county property tax rate still has a blank where the rate goes. But commissioners approved Tuesday where the pennies on the tax rate go based on keeping the $3.39 rate the same.
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February 2024
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County delays action on first appointment to MATA board
County Mayor Lee Harris has nominated Meggan Kiel to be the first county appointee on the board of the city bus system. But the MATA board hasn’t been expanded yet. County Commissioners balked at moving ahead without an agreement by the city to expand the board.
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January 2024
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Gary Rosenfeld retires as MATA CEO
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.
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December 2023
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A look back at the major decisions by this term’s City Council members
The four-year term of the Memphis City Council is at an end. The Daily Memphian’s Council Scorecard has chronicled 158 critical decisions by the body over that term. Here are the most critical decisions ones.
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MATA board withdraws proposal for winter service cuts
During the meeting, several citizens voiced their concerns about the planned changes. When it was announced the proposal would be withdrawn, audience members cheered.
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November 2023
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City Council rewrites broadband rules, Davis gets ‘aggressive’ on data, more
JB Smiley is the new council chairman for 2024. And the council approved a $20 million loan to MATA as its federal funding is delaying by short-term funding resolutions in Washington, D.C.
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April 2023
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Mayoral forum covers police reform, MATA and city funding for education
Six contenders in the race for Memphis mayor spoke at an event organized by Commit to Memphis at Mosaic Commons, also known as Mosaic Church in Midtown.
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