August 5, 2008: MATA Board Member dies: Otto Wetzel who died at the age of 83 on July 31, spent most of his life battling polio and was a staunch advocate for public transportation which became his main mode of transportation. He served on various local civic and cultural boards as well as that of the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority. He was a founding member of the West End association and was known as "The Godfather of the West End." He was an innovator, implementer and visionary whose "can-do attitude" made a difference in Dallas. He will be sorely missed.
 

January 24, 2008: Good-bye to an Uptown icon: The former Hard Rock Cafe on McKinney has been demolished. The club (in the old McKinney Avenue Baptist Church that was built in 1913) opened in 1986 and closed in March 2007. The Hard Rock Cafe was a popular destination for many streetcar riders and thereby helped increase our revenue. The Cafe partnered with MATA in many activities. It also provided a nostalgic background for streetcar photographs.
 

January 26, 2007: MATA's connection to the rescue of another former Dallas streetcar. Click here for the story and photographs.
 
December 8, 2006: New Ridership Record Set. As of this date, MATA has carried 209,000 passengers for the year exceeding the total ridership for 2005 (193,724). John Landrum, Our Chief Operating Officer, attributes the gain to free rides and our keeping our cars well maintained and running on time. He notes that many people are starting to depend on our streetcars as a means of reliable transportation.
(Click here for 3-year comparison chart.)
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