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transportation

North Nashville Transit Center opens, signifying what the city’s transit future could hold

By Cynthia Abrams

August 30, 2024

For many of Nashville’s bus riders, a trip across town often requires transferring through downtown. But officials want to create alternatives.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, North Nashville, North Nashville Transit Center, transportation

Middle Tennessee’s only commuter train may soon add evening and weekend service

By Cynthia Abrams

July 24, 2024

In Middle Tennessee, there’s only one commuter train — the WeGo Star — and only about 10,000 people ride it every month. So, the Regional Transportation Authority has unveiled a draft of ways to improve the Star’s service.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Lebanon, mass transit, Mt. Juliet, Nashville transit referendum, public transit, public transportation, rail, transportation, WeGo, WeGo Star

NashVillager Podcast: Transportation plan meets TDOT

By Nina Cardona

June 11, 2024

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Does the state have a say in what Nashville does with transportation in the city? Plus your local newscast for June 11, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Bus Rapid Transit, TDOT, transportation

NashVillager Podcast: Small plane wrecks and safety

By Nina Cardona

May 20, 2024

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Why did a small plane crash in Williamson County? Plus your local newscast for May 20, 2024.

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

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

NashVillager Podcast: March 25, 2024

By Nina Cardona

March 25, 2024

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With Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s transit referendum on the way, we take a look at the city’s fraught history with transit plans. Plus the morning newscast and taking stock of how school security has changed since the Covenant School shooting. 

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast Tagged With: history, Nashville transit referendum, rail, transportation

Potholes from last month’s major winter storm are still causing problems on Tennessee roads

By Miriam Kramer

February 13, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Transportation said in an update Tuesday that it has patched 50% more pothole in January 2024 than it did during the previous two Januaries.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: potholes, TDOT, transportation

Off the Wagon Tours are off Nashville’s streets. How are other party bus companies responding to new regulations?

By Char Daston

December 21, 2023

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Earlier this month, judge David Briley fined Carney of Off the Wagon Tours $1500 for operating his wagons full of partiers, pulled by John Deere tractors, through Downtown Nashville without a license. Carney also faces 40 days in jail for continuing his tours after the judge ordered him to stop.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: downtown, NDOT, party buses, transportainment, transportation

Police are searching for hit-and-run drivers after a deadly month for Nashville pedestrians

By Char Daston

November 9, 2023

The 2700-block of Dickerson Pike. Jeffrey Tidwell, a pedestrian, was struck and killed here on November 9th, 2023. The road features 4 lanes and no sidewalks.

Nashville has had five deadly hit-and-run crash in as many weeks.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: crosswalks, pedestrian deaths, sidewalks, transportation

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