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Transit tax

Nashville mayor mulls grocery sales tax cut as a potential offset for incoming transit tax

By Cynthia Abrams

November 15, 2024

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For months, local groups have encouraged Metro to offset the burden of a higher sales tax by eliminating the grocery sales tax.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, grocery stores, sales tax, tax relief, Transit tax

Nashville’s proposed transit sales tax could burden low-income residents. Here’s how the city would try to offset the impact.

By Cynthia Abrams

July 29, 2024

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Nashville’s transit referendum proposes increasing one tax — the sales tax — to pay for a more robust transportation network. But, given the regressive nature of the sales tax, the choice has raised some equity concerns.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Organized for Action and Hope, Nashville transit referendum, NOAH, public transit, sales tax, tax revenues, Transit tax

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

By 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

By 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

A transit referendum is coming to Nashville, but not until November. So, what happens next?

By Cynthia Abrams

February 19, 2024

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The details of Nashville’s transit referendum are to be hammered out over a six-week period that will center public feedback.

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

Nashville mayor announces transit referendum for November

By Cynthia Abrams

February 15, 2024

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Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell announced Thursday morning that he will be pursuing a Nov. 5 ballot measure to expand transit.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Megan Barry, Nashville transit referendum, transit, transit referendum, Transit tax

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