Nashville transit options unveiled: Go big or small?

The Tennessean Joey Garrison Is Nashville ready for an expensive regional transit system that would include commuter rail and cost billions over decades to build? Or is there greater public appetite for only modest improvements to Metro’s bus system? A question of scale is at the heart of a new Metro Transit Authority report released Thursday that zeroes […]

Nashville officials to unveil their new transit plans Thursday

Nashville Business Journal Scott Harrison You’ve been waiting in eager anticipation for new transit plans, haven’t you? We were slated to hear from Metro consultants Wednesday on preliminary transit alternatives for the Nashville region, the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of public outreach and studies by Nashville’s Metropolitan Transit Authority and its Middle Tennessee […]

Transportation officials consider allowing buses on interstate shoulders

WSMV Dennis Ferrier The effort to reduce traffic in Nashville is leading to a plan that has never been done before in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Metro Transit Authority are considering allowing buses to drive in the shoulder of the interstate during rush hour. The shoulder is normally reserved for police […]