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Curious Nashville: Stay back 100 feet? Here’s the truth about dump truck liability on Tennessee roads.

By Josey Beavers

January 30, 2023

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You’re driving behind a dump truck — gripping the steering wheel tight and trying to keep back. What happens if a pesky piece of gravel damages your windshield?

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Curious Nashville, state law, transportation

Gov. Bill Lee sworn in for his second term as 50th governor of Tennessee

By Alexis Marshall

January 21, 2023

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Republican Bill Lee was inaugurated as governor of Tennessee on Saturday for his second four-year term.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Education, Ford Motor Company, Gov. Bill Lee, inauguration, tnleg, tnpol, transportation

Nashville set another pedestrian fatality record in 2022

By Tony Gonzalez

January 3, 2023

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Nashville saw more pedestrian deaths in 2022 than any prior year. Police statistics show 49 people died, mostly when crossing high-speed city streets.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: traffic fatalities, transportation

A Tennessee lawmaker says toll roads are not off the table in discussion to ease congestion across the state

By Blaise Gainey

November 26, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee says his main focus during his second term will be improving infrastructure. But doing so costs money, and he says he doesn’t want to raise taxes or build toll roads. Lawmakers who oversee transportation haven’t ruled anything out.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: transportation

Behind the scenes: How WeGo taps big data to design bus routes

By Tony Gonzalez

October 6, 2022

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Nashville’s bus system rolled out route and schedule adjustments this week for about two dozen lines. But riders don’t necessarily see what’s happening behind the scenes.

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

Nashville’s East Bank redevelopment plan looks ambitious, but do its transportation ideas aim high enough?

By Laura Dean

September 26, 2022

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Transit advocates hope Metro makes the most of the East Bank redevelopment — but they also worry that the current plan doesn’t go far enough on transportation options.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: bus service, East Bank, Jackie Sims, Jessica Dauphin, transportation, Walk Bike Nashville

Podcast: Why are freight trains blocking Tennessee streets so often?

By Tony GonzalezandCynthia Abrams

July 11, 2022

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In the past two years, nearly 2,000 people have logged federal complaints about stopped trains blocking road crossings in Tennessee. Sometimes, an entire day passes before the trains get rolling again. As federal officials ramp up their tracking of this chronic problem, WPLN’s Cindy Abrams documents the concern and explains the factors that lead to […]

Filed Under: Curious Nashville Tagged With: Curious Nashville, transportation

Taylor Swiffer? Sweepy McSweepface? Metro wants your help naming its new bike lane sweeper.

By Julia RitcheyandMarianna Bacallao

July 8, 2022

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Help name Nashville’s newest street sweeper.

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

Experts answer listener questions on how Nashville can expand its transit options

By This Is Nashville

July 7, 2022

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On Wednesday, This Is Nashville invited Cathy Carrillo, education and engagement manager at Walk Bike Nashville, and Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee CEO Jessica Dauphin to answer listener questions about the current state of public transportation and infrastructure in Nashville. 

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

Curious Nashville: Freight trains keep blocking city streets and frustrating commuters. Can anything be done?

By Cynthia Abrams

July 5, 2022

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It can be a daily frustration in some Nashville neighborhoods: a freight train grinds to a halt and blocks the road. The frustration prompted a question to our Curious Nashville project.

Filed Under: Curious Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: CSX, Curious Nashville, rail, transportation

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