MATA: Come on and take a free ride
Neighbors chat during the bus ride to the Downtown Farmers Market, Saturday, July 24, 2021. (Lucy Garrett/Special to Daily Memphian)
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.
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Klondike Smokey City North Memphis Memphis Area Transit Authority Whole Child Strategies Natalie McKinney Gary Rosenfeld food desertOmer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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