Your Turn to Talk: Nashville’s transit referendum

It’s Thursday, and once again, it’s your turn to talk. With two failures under its belt, the city’s third attempt at improving its underutilized transit system could be the one that’s charmed.

The 2024 transit referendum, Choose How You Move: An All-Access Pass to Sidewalks, Signals, Service, and Safety in Nashville, is on the ballot for the November election. As part of WPLN’s ongoing coverage of the plan and referendum, we’ve assembled a panel of guests with in-depth knowledge of the proposal to answer your questions and hear your comments. What you do like about the plan? Do you have concerns? How will the funding mechanism affect your bottom line?

Election Day is almost here, and we’re standing by to answer your questions.

This episode was produced by Mary Mancini.

Guests

Cynthia Abrams | Metro Reporter, WPLN News
Professor Craig Philip | Research Professor; Director, Vanderbilt Research Center for Transportation and Operational Resilience
Ashley Northington | Chair, Moving Forward of Middle Tennessee

Further Reading and Listening

• WPLN | Nashville Transit Referendum Info Hub
• WPLN | Questions from WPLN listeners (guide to Nashville’s 2024 transit referendum)
• WPLN | Here’s how Nashville’s 2024 transit referendum compares to what voters rejected in 2018
• WPLN | Nashville’s proposed transit sales tax could burden low-income residents. Here’s how the city would try to offset the impact.
• Beacon Center | Red Light, Yellow Light, Green Light: A “Choose How You Move” Breakdown