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public transportation

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

WeGo again mulls transit police after violent incidents on buses

Blaise Gainey

May 23, 2024

Nashville’s transit agency WeGo is working to reassure riders of their safety after a driver was stabbed and a man shot at a transit center.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, public transportation, Steve Bland, WeGo

As diverse local groups endorse Nashville’s transit referendum, a major opponent from 2018 stands down

Cynthia Abrams

May 3, 2024

A collage shows a bright purple bus driving into the foreground, flanked by an electric blue bicyclist. To the left are brightly colored traffic and walk signals. All these elements are placed over an image of team hand stack.

A cross-section of endorsements indicate broad support for transportation improvements.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: 2018 transit referendum, Americans for Prosperity, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, transit referendum

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

Faster buses, more sidewalks, and new transit centers: Details of Nashville’s transit improvement plan revealed

Cynthia Abrams

April 19, 2024

Mayor Freddie O’Connell unveiled new details of his transit improvement proposal on Friday.

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

Diversely Segregated, Nashville Confidential and Reporter Roundup

Khalil Ekulona

January 11, 2024

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We have a variety of topics for this episode!

Filed Under: Diversely Segregated, Nashville Confidential Tagged With: alexis marshall, blaise gainey, catherine sweeney, Cheekwood, chris crofton, jerome moore, marcus knight, public transportation, state legislature

Public transit — mayoral candidates respond to a WPLN listener’s question

Cynthia Abrams

August 2, 2023

WPLN asked Nashville’s mayoral candidates questions from listeners. Here’s what they had to say on public transportation.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: cars, mayor, Mayor's race 2023, mayoral candidates, Mayoral election, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayoral race, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, rail network, traffic, traffic fatalities, train, transit, transportation, WeGo

Remembering Nashville’s streetcar era

Magnolia McKay

December 13, 2022

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Long before Nashville became a car-dependent city, streetcar lines crisscrossed the city. In this episode, we’ll learn which neighborhoods developed because of streetcar lines, and how this early form of public transportation shaped the city.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: public transportation

Tell us about the public transportation that you’d like to see in Nashville

This Is Nashville

June 29, 2022

This Is Nashville is planning a future episode about what it’s like to live and work in Nashville when you don’t have a vehicle or are unable to drive.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: cars, public transportation, transportation

At Nashville’s first neighborhood transit hub, a temperature-controlled waiting area and extra bus routes

Ambriehl Crutchfield

March 31, 2022

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The Hillsboro Transit Center has just about every form of transportation in one place — rideshares, scooters, a bike rack and space for city buses to line up to pick up riders.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, public transportation, transit, WeGo

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