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MATA reports improved morning vehicle availability but council presses for clarity on funding, fleet and service reliability
Summary
MATA told the City Council transportation committee that morning fixed‑route vehicle availability has reached target levels, that trolley recertification and vehicle replacements are in progress, and that the authority is seeking to obligate federal funds for a replacement operations facility.
Interim MATA Chief Executive John Lewis and Chief Administrative Officer Eric Stevenson briefed the City Council transportation committee on MATA’s monthly operations and finances. Lewis said maintenance teams had achieved 100% vehicle availability for fixed‑route service each morning during the past month and that a rubber‑wheeled replacement trolley service on Main Street is operating while the steel‑wheeled trolleys undergo recertification testing with the Tennessee Department of Transportation; MATA staff said the redundant braking system work on the trolleys will cost under $30,000 for the system described in the briefing.
Lewis told the committee that MATA has been recruiting and that a permanent chief financial officer begins the week after the briefing; the board’s executive search committee will begin interviewing candidates for a permanent CEO. From a capital standpoint, Lewis discussed a…
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