Declining financial support of the Memphis Area Transit Authority and a 40-year trend of development sprawling away from the city core has created a challenge for public transportation in Memphis.
North Memphis, which has suffered from chronic public and private disinvestment, is getting an injection of capital with a $1 million grant and access to a larger $90 million financing pool.
Experts are training children in the laws of the road to combat Memphis' car-centric culture and promote bicycle riding.
The Memphis Area Transit Authority owns 17 trolleys and is looking to bring them back into service early next year.
One mile long and 100 feet above the air. The $16 million Big River Crossing boardwalk is the longest pedestrian path across the Mississippi River.
The Memphis Medical District Collaborative and Innovate Memphis looks to start a broader transportation and parking conversation with a parking summit that brings together national experts with local leaders.
The Memphis Bus Riders Union and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 713 are launching a new campaign with a petition to restore the 31 Crosstown, a historic bus route eliminated by Memphis Area Transit Authority in 2013.
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