The Tennessean Joey Garrison Might Nashville’s next step in transit be allowing buses to ride along the shoulders of interstates? And could the city one day become a testing ground for driverless cars? Nashville Mayor Megan Barry says her administration is looking into both of those possibilities as part of Metro’s efforts to improve transportation in Davidson County and throughout the region. […]

Nashville Public Radio Tony Gonzalez There’s growing momentum in Middle Tennessee to create a bus rapid transit system, or BRT, along the interstates. Known specifically as “freeway BRT,” the idea is to let buses pass up traffic by driving on the shoulder. Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority’s Felix Castrodad, director of planning and grants, says at […]

The Tennessee Ledger Ellen Margulies One of the biggest complaints about Metro’s bus system has long been not enough people use it. The reason for this, and/or the second-biggest complaint, depending on your perspective, has been that the buses were difficult to use because the schedule seemed more like a suggestion than an actual timetable. […]