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The following month, the City issued bonds to complete the acquisition and purchase 40 new air-conditioned GM New Look buses for the newly formed Memphis Transit Authority (MTA). [6] The MTC continued to manage the system, but a board of commissioners was appointed by the City to set fares, fix routes, buy equipment, and make contracts.
WeGo Public Transit is a public transportation agency based in Nashville, Tennessee. Consisting of city buses and paratransit , the system serves Nashville and Davidson County . In 2023, the system had a ridership of 7,634,900, or about 28,900 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Clarksville Transit System (CTS) is the primary provider of mass transportation in Clarksville, Tennessee with ten routes serving the region. As of 2019, the system provided 687,534 rides over 97,228 annual vehicle revenue hours with 18 buses and 11 paratransit vehicles.
The Madison Avenue Line is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system.The trolley line began operating in 2004, and cost $56 million to build. It consists of 2.2 mi (3.5 km) of double track along Madison Avenue with six stops stretching into Midtown Memphis.
The Main Street Line was extended to Memphis Central Station in February 2021. [19] On November 3, 2021, MATA announced a plan to test a modern streetcar from San Diego on the Madison Avenue Line, on which rail service has been suspended since 2014. [20] The vehicle is light rail car 1035 from the San Diego Trolley light rail system.
The Riverfront Loop is a line of the Memphis Area Transit Authority trolley system.It began operation in 1997, as the second line in the system. It runs for 4.1 mi (6.6 km) through downtown Memphis and along the Mississippi riverfront, with 18 stops along the way.
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In 1972, due to its expanding role in all modes of transportation, it was renamed the Tennessee Department of Transportation. In the 1980s, TDOT began the $3.3 billion Better Roads Program to clear a backlog of projects and improve aging roads. In 1989, the gas tax was set at 21.40 cents per gallon to help fund this project.