Just over a month after Nashville voters approved a new tax to fund transit, Metro is taking steps towards executing those upgrades. But the city isn’t the only player taking action.
NashVillager Podcast: Signals change
How will tweaks to traffic signals improve Nashville’s transit system?
Nashville voters approved a major transportation upgrade. What comes next?
While Nashville’s mayor is starting to move on his transit plan immediately, some changes will take more than a decade to implement.
Nashville’s transit referendum passes with two-thirds approval
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.
Here’s what Nashville voters are saying about the transit referendum
Nashville’s transit referendum proposes a half-cent sales tax increase to fund $3 billion in major transportation upgrades.
Where does the money for Nashville’s dueling transit campaigns come from?
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.
You asked, we answered: Your guide to Nashville’s 2024 transit referendum
WPLN solicited questions from listeners about Nashville’s upcoming transit referendum. We’re back with answers on everything from zoning laws to airport connectivity to traffic signals.
Bus, bike or drive? How one multimodal Nashvillian makes that daily decision
Nationally, Nashville ranks in the top five U.S. cities for people doing the most driving. But as we wrap up our “ridealong” series, we meet one multimodal resident to learn about his daily calculations of how to get to work.
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.
From midnight movie outings to delivering supplies to the unhoused: One bus rider’s hopes for Nashville transit
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.
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