There are 9 article(s) tagged public transportation:

• January 2025

  • MATA board votes to install consultants at top of bus system

    The board voted seven to one to approve the contract with Transpro.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 15, 2025

• August 2024

  • MATA to eliminate routes and lay off about half of staff

    Such steep cuts are necessary to balance the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s budget, officials said several times in Tuesday’s meeting, as the agency fights to find stable footing after years of financial difficulties.

    By Jody Callahan August 28, 2024

  • 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. 

    By King Jemison August 25, 2024

• December 2023

  • How the idea for Memphis-Atlanta passenger rail was resurrected

    Memphis wasn’t part of original expansion plans for passenger-rail service in and through Tennessee. But connecting Memphis to Nashville would also give travelers New Orleans and Chicago. 

    By Bill Dries December 14, 2023

• August 2023

  • Memphis bus riders share frustrations with MATA’s CEO

    Citizens at the meeting said issues they face include lack of accessibility, long wait times, lack of communication and broken-down buses.

    By Rashod Cobb August 25, 2023

• May 2022

  • County Commission has proposal to match city dedicated funding for MATA

    Shelby County Commission will consider a proposal by Edmund Ford Jr. that will match Memphis' dedicated funding for MATA, the public transportation service that provides bus service throughout the city.

    By Bill Dries May 23, 2022

• December 2021

  • MATA celebrates Rosa Parks Day

    The United States has celebrated Rosa Parks Day since 2000, and each year transit systems around the country recognize her stance. 

    By Julia Baker December 01, 2021

• November 2021

  • Bus transit ‘not fun', novice riders find

    Five Houston High juniors scheduled a ‘Bus Day’ and traveled across the city on MATA buses to learn what it’s like for those who rely on public transportation every day. 

    By Frida Qi November 14, 2021

• May 2021

  • City Council members eye about $27 million excess in revenues

    City Council budget committee Chairman Worth Morgan and city Chief Financial Officer Shirley Ford talked about revenue estimates and the impact of federal American Rescue Plan funds as well as restrictions during “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2021