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mass transit

What one Nashville teen learned from riding every city bus route before graduation

Cynthia Abrams

May 18, 2025

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While hundreds of students celebrated their commencement, one senior marked another achievement. Reagan Harkins finished riding every WeGo bus route.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, Freddie O'Connell, mass transit, mayor freddie o'connell, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum, Reagan Harkins

Nashville’s transit referendum passes with two-thirds approval

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

Where does the money for Nashville’s dueling transit campaigns come from?

Cynthia Abrams

November 1, 2024

As the future of Nashville’s transit system hangs in the balance, groups both for and against the referendum are making final efforts to persuade voters — and there’s a big gap in their capacity to get messages to voters.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: campaign finance, campaign finance reports, campaign fundraising, mass transit, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum

From midnight movie outings to delivering supplies to the unhoused: One bus rider’s hopes for Nashville transit

Cynthia Abrams

October 17, 2024

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WPLN is tagging along with some of Nashville’s bus riders. Today, hear from an outspoken transit advocate who is thinking about what transit improvements could mean for him and his fellow users.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: homelessness, mass transit, Nashville transit, Nashville transit referendum, transit ridealong, unhoused

How this Nashville high schooler found independence by riding a city bus

Cynthia Abrams

October 16, 2024

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To better understand how buses operate, WPLN is sharing ridealong stories. Today, we meet one frequent bus user — a student, for whom the bus has enabled more control over her high school experience.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: mass transit, MNPS, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, transit ridealong, WeGo

What Nashville’s bus rapid transit could look like

Cynthia Abrams

October 8, 2024

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Bus rapid transit promises faster and more reliable service. Other cities offer a glimpse at what a BRT system could look like for Nashville.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: amp, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, mass transit, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, transit, transit funding, transit referendum, WeGo

NashVillager Podcast: The future of transit in Nashville

Nina Cardona

September 4, 2024

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What does the transit referendum mean for Middle Tennessee? Plus the local news for September 4, 2024.

Filed Under: Metro, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: mass transit, Nashville transit referendum

Middle Tennessee’s only commuter train may soon add evening and weekend service

Cynthia Abrams

July 24, 2024

In Middle Tennessee, there’s only one commuter train — the WeGo Star — and only about 10,000 people ride it every month. So, the Regional Transportation Authority has unveiled a draft of ways to improve the Star’s service.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Lebanon, mass transit, Mt. Juliet, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, rail, transportation, WeGo, WeGo Star

NashVillager Podcast: Biking in Nashville

Alexis Marshall

May 6, 2024

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How would Mayor O’Connell’s transit proposal affect bike infrastructure in Nashville? Plus your local newscast for May 6, 2024.

Filed Under: Metro, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: bike lanes, Freddie O'Connell, mass transit, transit

Nashville’s transit plan is nearly 100 pages. Here are 3 things you might have overlooked.

Cynthia Abrams

April 27, 2024

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New transit centers, park-and-ride facilities and possible housing developments are also part of Nashville’s proposal.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, mass transit, metro, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, transit referendum, Transit tax, transportation

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