Conversation: With Hindsight, There Are More Lessons In Nashville’s Failed Transit Plan

This week, many in Nashville are re-examining the mass transit referendum that voters defeated in 2018.

A new case study released Tuesday argues city leaders misinterpreted what the public wanted and pursued a plan that was too focused on light rail train lines instead of improving bus service, among other missteps.

To unpack more lessons from the study, WPLN’s Tony Gonzalez interviewed the author of the TransitCenter case study, Zak Accuardi, and joined Rachel Iacovone for a conversation on Morning Edition.

Listen above to delve deeper into the findings from TransitCenter, including analysis of how Nashville leaders crafted their plan, whether a transit tunnel made sense beneath downtown Nashville and what may come next for transit in Nashville.