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In battle over public bench removals, advocates decide to build their own

By Paige Pfleger

September 21, 2025

On Saturday morning, a coalition of community members gathered at a church in East Nashville to build benches.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: guerrilla public works, homelessness, transportation

Deadly week for motorcyclists and pedestrians in Nashville

By Tony Gonzalez

September 16, 2025

Crashes in the past week have killed six motorcyclists in Nashville. Metro police provided new details Tuesday after two more riders who were hospitalized over the weekend died from their injuries.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: motorcyclist, pedestrian deaths, transportation

Tennessee advances Musk’s tunnel project in Nashville as pushback mounts

By Rose GilbertandMeribah Knight

August 1, 2025

A plan to dig a tunnel from downtown Nashville to the airport took another step forward this week when the State Building Commission approved a no-cost lease of a state-owned parking lot.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elon Musk, Heidi Campbell, infrastructure, memphis, NAACP, Nashville International Airport, Tesla, The Boring Company, The Equity Alliance, transportation

Tennessee partners with Elon Musk on Tesla tunnel between downtown Nashville and airport

By Tony Gonzalez|Cynthia Abrams|Marianna Bacallao

July 28, 2025

A privately developed tunnel project could soon connect travelers from downtown Nashville to Nashville International Airport.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: BNA, Elon Musk, infrastructure, Nashville International Airport, The Boring Company, transportation, tunnels

In rural Appalachia, drivers can save money with EVs. Tennessee researchers want to speed the transition.

By Caroline Eggers

May 6, 2025

Rural residents might stand to benefit more than their urban counterparts by switching to electric vehicles.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, electric vehicles, EVs, transportation

Nashville wins transit referendum lawsuit. Sales tax will increase on Feb. 1.

By Cynthia Abrams

January 13, 2025

Nashville had already been working to implement its transit overhaul, but that work had been happening as a lawsuit challenging the project’s legality headed to trial.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: IMPROVE Act, Nashville transit referendum, transportation

NashVillager Podcast: Signals change

By Nina Cardona

December 9, 2024

Listen

How will tweaks to traffic signals improve Nashville’s transit system?

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville transit referendum, traffic, transportation

Tennessee now has 2,000 public EV chargers

By Caroline Eggers

December 2, 2024

Tennessee has been trailing the national average for electric vehicle purchases and charging infrastructure, but that could change.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: electric vehicles, EVs, transportation

WeGo ramps up hiring and training as Nashville looks to increase bus service

By Cynthia Abrams

November 20, 2024

Now that Nashville voters have given the green-light to the transit referendum, the city will be increasing its bus service. That means running buses more often and for longer hours — and that means more drivers and mechanics.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: transportation, WeGo

Rebounding Nashville bus ridership reaches pre-pandemic levels

By Tony Gonzalez

September 9, 2024

Bus ridership in Nashville has been rebounding after dramatic reductions seen nationwide during the height of the pandemic. And officials say the latest numbers show overall trips have surpassed pre-COVID levels.

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

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