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MATA President Won’t Give Start Date for Trolley System

Ron Garrison says MATA is taking its time to make sure new trolleys are safe.​

By Joshua Cannon

June 23, 2016​

The good, the bad, and the confusing: That seemed to be Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) President Ron Garrison’s theme when he provided new details — but no start date — on the progress of the trolley system’s rehabilitation.

“It’s all about telling the truth,” Garrison said at a trolley update meeting last week at Leadership Memphis. "It’s not easy work. There’s no way to do it any faster while doing it safely. Everything we’r