Status | Strategy | Summary | Comments |
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Completed | 2.6.6 | Sell discounted monthly transit passes to customers so that riders can realize greater financial benefits the more they use their pass. |
MATA offers reduced fare rates for students enrolled in Shelby County Schools, senior citizens 65 years and older, and people with disabilities on fixed route bus and trolleys. A valid MATA identification card is required to qualify for the reduced fare. |
Initial Stage | 2.6.7 | Offer free bus passes to private sector and government employees to encourage riding public transit. |
This strategy has not been addressed to date. |
Completed | 2.6.8 | Design, install, and maintain bike racks near all transit centers and include bike racks on all buses. |
MATA has bike racks on all fixed-route buses & bike racks at all passenger facilities. |
Completed | 2.6.9 | The UDC should require all new development plans to comply with the Major Road Plan for road extensions and improvements, limiting the basis for waivers. |
See section 1.9 of the Unified Development Code for plans that are considered in any decisions that are made, including MPO’s Long Range Transportation Plan (formerly called Major Road Plan). |
Completed | 2.6.10 | Incorporate a “connectivity analysis” into MPO's Long-Range Transportation Plan to identify locations where connectivity could be improved and prioritize CIP funding. |
MPO's Long-Range Transportation Plan incorporates the connectivity analysis and one of the criteria for ranking projects in the CIP Budget Committee is if the project is included in an adopted plan. |