MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) said the ground of the area which its facility sits on is sinking. “That’s a terrible mistake,” said Derrick Braden, a person who grew up in the ...
The Memphis Area Transit Authority extended its Zero Fare pilot program, allowing riders to catch a free ride for another 90 days. The extension will keep the program alive through the spring, ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Top executives at the Memphis Area Transit Authority knew about serious problems before announcing them. MATA announced a $60-million shortfall last summer. It was a financial failure ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The board for the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) voted 7 to 1 on Wednesday to replace the organization's CEO, COO and CFO as a consulting firm prepares to take over. MATA ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You may not ride a public ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) launched a 90-day pilot program in November and is now extending zero fares for several more weeks. The transit service is extending the zero ...
Memphis Area Transit Authority is set to lay off employees in an effort to pass a balanced budget, MATA spokesperson Chundra Smith confirmed in an email on Monday. The transit organization did not ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — MATA is making public transportation free for riders for 90 days beginning Nov. 16, as part of a pilot project as ...
A PwC audit revealed Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) disregarded budgets, lacked thorough transaction records, and had undocumented expenses. MATA operated without defined departmental budgets ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Area Transit Authority’s former interim CEO was recently fired after the transit agency said an internal investigation questioned spending practices and found reported ...
This story has been updated to include a comment from MATA. The Memphis Area Transit Authority was found to disregard its budgets in past years, not keep thorough records of transactions it made, and ...