Listen Over the next several months, traffic consultants will be scouring the roads of Nashville, trying to calculate how many people are using about 550 intersections at different times of the day. It’s part of a $2.2 million project by Metro Nashville Public Works to optimize the timing of traffic signals along 19 major corridors by […]
Trying To Ease Traffic, Nashville Launches Major Effort To Re-Time Stoplights
Will Tennessee Lawmakers Give Vouchers The Thumbs Up?
Listen Amid the hour-by-hour developments regarding the political fate of Rep. Jeremy Durham, lawmakers have made swift work on the notoriously sticky issue of school vouchers.
Rent Hike Has East Nashville Apartment Residents Considering Legal Action
Residents of an East Nashville apartment complex are considering their legal options in response to a potential doubling of their monthly rents. New ownership and renovations are expected at the 45-year-old Howe Gardens complex. But residents who met Thursday night say they were blindsided by the rent notifications posted on their doors.
Nashville Throws A Slumber Party To Get Homeless Youth Counted
Listen Nearly 100 Metro employees and volunteers fanned out through Nashville overnight to count the homeless population. The results of the annual count determine how much federal funding will be available. The city has a special way of counting young homeless people — who are notoriously difficult to find.
Barry Stands By Local Hire Effort, Taps Nonprofits To Help Train Workers
After delaying its launch, Mayor Megan Barry has announced new plans to implement the local-hire amendment passed by Nashville voters last fall. The amendment requires that Davidson County residents make up 40% of those hired for city construction projects.
Facing A Felony At Age 12, Nashville Student Now Leads Anti-Violence Movement
Listen A deadly year for young people in Nashville — 36 under age 23 were shot or violently killed in 2015 — has prompted the city to act. A new safety plan due in March will propose changes to city policies and spending. One of the first steps, on Thursday, was hearing from 400 high school students.
Suspensions Down Sharply, But More Metro Students Are Getting Expelled
Nashville has seen an increase this school year in the number of students expelled. Already, 95 were kicked out in the fall semester, compared to 76 at the same time last year. Short-term suspensions — meanwhile — are down sharply. That’s according to numbers presented Thursday at a citywide Youth Violence Summit. More: View the […]
Trump Far And Away Leads Presidential Field In Tennessee, New Poll Says
It’s not even close. Billionaire businessman Donald Trump is Tennessee’s favorite candidate running for president, according to a new poll from Middle Tennessee State University.
Harwell Says She’s Making Plans To Oust Rep. Durham
Republican leaders of the General Assembly are now looking at their options to force Rep. Jeremy Durham from his seat.
As Lawmakers Eye Tennessee’s Millions In Surplus, A Warning From The State Comptroller
Listen Don’t blow it. That’s state comptroller Justin Wilson’s advice to lawmakers on how to handle Tennessee’s growing surplus. The warning comes as officials are ramping up work on next year’s budget.
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