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Curious Nashville: How did WeGo’s electric buses fall into urban decay?

By Tony Gonzalez

May 17, 2026

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There’s a piece of infrastructure in downtown Nashville that is about to go away. When it does, there may not be any clues left from a brief, fascinating chapter in the city’s transportation history.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, Curious Nashville, electric vehicles, transportation

Natchez Trace Parkway gets permanent safety barrier; Double Arch Bridge closes during construction

By WPLN Staff

April 13, 2026

A 3-mile stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway, including its iconic Double Arch Bridge, will soon close for roughly a year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Natchez Trace Parkway, Road closure, transportation

NashVillager Podcast: Underground taxis, driverless taxis or the bus

By Nina Cardona

March 6, 2026

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How will perception impact ridership for the new transportation options coming to Nashville? Plus, a roundup of the news for March 6, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: transportation

Nashvillager Podcast: A desire for street cars

By LaTonya Turner

February 26, 2026

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When were streetcars desired in Nashville? Plus, a roundup of the news for Feb. 26, 2026.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: transportation

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

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