Nashville Business Journal
Scott Harrison

About a month ago, Nashville transit officials offered a peak at their preliminary regional transit scenarios.

One question I’ve been asked over the past month: Do you have better maps of the system officials are looking at?

This week, the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority and Regional Transportation Authority unveiled a more detailed dive into their three scenarios.

Good news: Higher resolution maps of the transit proposal are available now available, including views of both the region and Davidson County.

Just as a quick reminder, the boldest plan includes all sorts of bells and whistles, like light-rail to streetcars to additional commuter rail service to and from Clarksville (but no subways and use of CSX lines). A less cost-intensive option would focus more on bus-focused transit investments, eschewing light-rail and streetcars for bus rapid-transit with dedicated lanes.And the last of the scenarios would roll out only modest improvements to existing transit service in the region, a move that MTA chief Steve Bland has said is merely a baseline expansion to Davidson County’s transit, where “the major thrust … is to make existing service more robust.” ( Here’s a look at scenario three).

Transit officials are jumpstarting a new round of public engagement to get input on a final proposal to put before the MTA board, expected in the next couple of months. ( You can offer up your thoughts on the scenarios here) Bland has said he expects an ultimate regional plan to incorporate elements from each of the three scenarios. One common thread among all the plans: more frequent service hours and calls to improve pedestrian connections to transit stops and stations.

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