Nashville Business Journal
Scott Harrison

Get used to it: Nashville traffic is here to stay.

Seemingly everybody, from mayoral candidates to business leaders, has a solution to Middle Tennessee’s transportation woes. But transit experts and data show that none of them will solve the problem.

efore Nashville commits hundreds of millions, and potentially billions, of taxpayer dollars for transit projects, we must reset our expectations. The sobering reality: You can alleviate the symptoms, but you can’t cure the congestion.

“We’ve looked for a silver bullet in transportation for years,” James Corless, the director of pro-transit group Transportation for America, said during a recent stop in Nashville. “They don’t exist.”

As Nashville’s population continues to boom and the economy churns out jobs at an enviable clip, traffic congestion has jumped to the forefront as one of the city’s most pressing issues — especially for the business community. It’s a problem a successful economy breeds, as Nashville’s growth tests its roadway infrastructure and makes current public transportation inadequate.

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