Greetings, transit warriors! MBRU’s South Memphis Town Hall is THIS Thursday! We’re coming to South Memphis to listen and gather in-person feedback from residents, stakeholders, and politicians. We will also have the Shelby County Election Commission helping register people to vote! Meet us Thursday, July 26th from 4-6 PM. We’ll be at Second Baptist Church at the corner of McLemore and Florida–right along the #12 and #17! We’re working on more town halls throughout 2018, so keep an eye out for your neighborhood!
Also, remember to take MBRU’s new TRANSIT SURVEY! We want to hear from riders all over Memphis about how you use MATA service in your neighborhoods. We’re working on making versions in Spanish and for people with visual impairments. Take the online version here, and we’ll have paper survey at all our town halls this year!
Finally, the Memphis Business Journal recently wrote a long report on the state of MATA. MBJ reporters talked about funding issues, Memphis 3.0’s new plan, and how transit is perceived publicly with MATA CEO Gary Rosenfeld, members of the MATA Board, Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. There are good things to take from this report, and it’s great to see City and County leadership talking about the value of transit. At the same time, many of these conversations miss an important perspective: the perspective of bus riders who experience MATA’s limitations every day, and how they want to see our system progress. Please read these articles and see what our leaders have to say!
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MBRU holds meetings on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 12-2 PM; our next meeting is August 11th at A Step Ahead Foundation, in the Crosstown Concourse. If you have any questions, or you’re interested in joining our work, contact organizer Justin Davis at justin@midsouthpeace.org. And follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see more updates!