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Choose How You Move

As the shutdown hits wallets, some Nashvillians push for a freeze on bus fares

By Cynthia Abrams

November 6, 2025

Dozens of local organizations have signed onto a request for fares to freeze until SNAP benefits resume.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Freddie O'Connell, Nashville transit referendum

Questioning our transit plans with Sabrina Sussman, plus our Shared Calendar

By Mary Mancini

October 21, 2025

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It’s been nearly a year since Davidson County voters passed the Choose How You Move transit referendum, approving a half-cent (0.5%) sales tax increase to fund transit upgrades and improvements. The chief program officer, Sabrina Sussman, joins us to give an update and take questions from listeners. We end the episode with our Shared Calendar, […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Sabrina Sussman

Free bus fares are coming to Nashville low-income residents

By Cynthia Abrams

October 16, 2025

The program, an initiative between WeGo and the mayor’s office, called “Journey Pass,” is the latest update to be funded by the city’s new transit tax.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Kendra Abkowitz, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, WeGo

Nashville’s transit referendum passes with two-thirds approval

By Cynthia Abrams

November 5, 2024

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The referendum is the city’s second attempt at establishing a dedicated source of funding for its transit system. If it passes, it will increase Nashville’s sales tax by a half-cent to fund $3.1 billion in transportation upgrades.

Filed Under: Election in Depth 2024, Election Live Blog 2024, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Freddie O'Connell, mass transit, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, transit

Nashville’s transit referendum will likely seek a half-cent sales tax increase

By Cynthia Abrams

March 7, 2024

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s transit proposal is starting to take shape. O’Connell has now narrowed down one important feature: the tax structure.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Choose How You Move, Nashville transit referendum, transit, transit referendum

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