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The Amp

The Amp’s Team of Rivals Meets To Discuss Future Of Nashville Bus Project

bobby allyn

April 29, 2014

Dean gave brief remarks about the project needing the input of divergent voices to help find middle ground before he took off for another event.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Karl Dean, Metro Government, The Amp

FTA Chief Says State Should Get On Board With The Amp

Blake Farmer

September 9, 2013

State officials have been reluctant to commit funding for Nashville’s planned transit line connecting East Nashville and West End. But the federal agency being asked to pay for the largest chunk of the project says the state needs to be involved.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bus Rapid Transit, Ed Cole, Peter Rogoff, TDOT, The Amp, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

Murfreesboro Pike Gets BRT Lite As MTA Builds Case For West End Bus Lanes

Blake Farmer

September 6, 2013

Nashville is getting $10 million from the federal government to speed up bus service on Murfreesboro Pike. But attention is on West End Avenue, where the city is asking the same agency to help build a $175 million bus line.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bus Rapid Transit, Federal Transit Administration, The Amp

TDOT Concerned About Traffic Created By Nashville’s Bus Rapid Transit Line

Blake Farmer

July 1, 2013

Tennessee’s Department of Transportation is supporting Nashville Mayor Karl Dean’s push to build a bus rapid transit line. But the state still has questions about how it would work.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: BRT, John Schroer, Karl Dean, TDOT, The Amp

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