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transit funding

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

A transit tax could help Nashville access over a billion federal dollars. Will voters think that’s worth it?

Cynthia Abrams

July 17, 2024

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Nashville has already been applying for federal dollars for years, but the city thinks a new tax — which would generate consistent transportation dollars every year — could improve its success rate.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Federal Transit Administration, Nashville transit referendum, North Nashville Transit Center, public transit, transit agencies, transit funding, transit referendum

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

Roads rule in Tennessee, from state funding to Tennesseans’ transit preferences

Cynthia Abrams

September 8, 2023

Tennesseans are driving more than ever — in fact, a lot more than residents in most other states. And, according to a new report from nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank ThinkTennessee, that’s not necessarily a good thing.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: cars, driving, federal agencies, federal funding, Federal Transit Administration, FTA, IMPROVE Act, Nashville transit referendum, think tank, ThinkTennessee, transit, transit agencies, transit funding, transit referendum, transit study, transportation, transportation systems

Can Nashville ever overhaul its transit system? Here’s what the candidates for mayor think.

Cynthia Abrams

June 8, 2023

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Five years after a plan to revamp Nashville’s transportation network was defeated, the candidates in this year’s mayoral election are rethinking what public transit looks like in the city as it struggles to support its explosive growth.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: civic design center, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, metro, Nashville Metro Council, Nashville transit referendum, neighbor 2 neighbor, public transit, transit, Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, transit funding, Trevecca Nazarene University, Urban Housing Solutions, Walk Bike Nashville

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