Uma usuchithe noma yisiphi isikhathi emigwaqeni yaseMemphis, cishe usubonile ibhasi leMATA. Lezi zimoto eziluhlaza futhi ezimhlophe zithwala abagibeli abayizigidi ezingu-11 ngonyaka. Ngaphandle kwamabhasi, i-Memphis Area Transit Authority isebenza njengezimoto ezifana nama-paratransit vans nezimoto ze-trolley. Uma usemusha eMemphis noma ungakaze uthathe ibhasi lomuzi, ungase uzibuze ukuthi ukuhamba komphakathi kuyindlela yokuhamba.
Ngokuqinisekile kunezinzuzo zayo.
- Ukukhuluma ngokwezezimali, ukuthatha ibhasi kuyinto enhle kakhulu. Indlela eyodwa ehamba ngayo i-$ 1.75 * yabantu abadala, i-$ 1.35 yabafundi, futhi i-$ 0.85 yezakhamuzi eziphakeme. Ngisho noma ngabe uthathe amabhasi amabili ngosuku, izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngesonto, uzochitha kuphela u-$ 100 ngenyanga ngezinzindleko zokuhamba. Ngokuqinisekile awukwazanga ukukhokhela inothi lemoto, umshwalense wemoto, kanye negesi kulelo nani lemali.
- Ngokuvamile, ukuhamba okuningi kuncono nakwezemvelo. Kungcono kangakanani kuncike kwinani labantu abagibela ibhasi, ubude bohambo, nezinto ezifana nokukhishwa kwebhasi ngokukhishwa kwemoto.
Futhi ngenkathi ukonga imali noma ukusiza imvelo kuyisisusa esihle sokuthatha ibhasi, kunezinye izinto okufanele uzikhumbule.
- IMATA ibhasi kuphela egijima ngesikhathi esithile sosuku. Kuye ngomzila, ibhasi elijwayelekile lizoqala ngo-5: 00 ekuseni kuze ku-11: 00 ntambama noma phakathi kwamabili, ngoMsombuluko-ngoLwesihlanu. Ngezimpelasonto, amahora afushane ngisho.
- Khona-ke kukhona umbuzo wokuba lula. Amabhasi kaMATA agijima emigwaqweni engamashumi amathathu nanhlanu kulo lonke elaseShelby County. Ngaphandle kokuba uhlala eduze nomgwaqo omkhulu, kungadingeka uhambe ibanga elide ukuze ufike esitokisini sebhasi eliseduze. Ngokufanayo, indawo oya kuyo kungenzeka ukuthi ingasondeli iphuzu lakho lokudonsa njengoba ungathanda.
Maphakathi no-2014, uMATA wasusa isistimu yesitimela se-vintage (The Main Street, Riverfront, neMidison Avenue) kusukela enkonzweni yokulungisa nokulungisa. Imikhumbi yama-trolleys ayi-17 evuthiwe ingathatha iminyaka eminingana ukuze izibuyekezo zokuphepha
Ehlobo lika-2015, i-MATA yavula amabhasi amaningana amatekisi ukuze athathe umgwaqo omkhulu. Lezi amabhasi zinokubonakala kwe-trolley yesitayela sevintage kodwa isebenza njengebhasi evamile kunesitimela. Amabhasi e-trolley anemibala ehlukahlukene: ezinye zibomvu ezimbili futhi ziluhlaza, ezinye ziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obomvu, okubomvu, futhi kukhona ngisho ne-pink eyodwa.
Imigwaqo ye-Riverfront ne-Madison Avenue ayisatholakali.
Umzila omusha kakhulu we-MATA uthatha abagibeli ngeFolby Farms.
Uma unquma ukunikeza i-MATA noma ufuna ulwazi oluthe xaxa, ungathola uhlu olugcwele lwemizila, ama-schedule, kanye ne-fares yabo kuwebhusayithi ye-MATA. Futhi qiniseka ukuthi uhlola i-Rider Guide.
* Izinkokhelo zingashintsha. Hlola nge-MATA ngamanani wamanje.