Transit service is most attractive when it is faster than driving, or when the time differences are reasonable. To make transit faster, it can be given priority over regular traffic. This can be done through various measures, including: Grade separated busways Exclusive bus lanes Peak-period-only bus lanes Queue-jump lanes Transit signal priority Freeway shoulder use […]

Nashville Public Radio Tony Gonzalez When it comes to regional mass transit, Middle Tennessee will soon choose among a trio of options. They range widely — from essentially doing nothing new, to spending big on rapid buses, streetcars or trains. Nowhere is this range as dramatic as in Cheatham County, where, at the moment, there’s […]

Daily News Journal Scott Broden Mass transit such as a monorail along Interstate 24 should come through a public-private partnership to relieve traffic congestion, state Sen. Bill Ketron said. The state Senate Transportation Committee agreed with him, approving Ketron’s Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016 during a Monday afternoon meeting. Ketron sponsored the legislation in the Tennessee General Assembly […]