Great Neighborhoods for a Great Community
Rethinking Transportation
Status Strategy Summary Comments
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.