Daily News Journal Brian Wilson Felix Castrodad, director of planning at the Metro Transportation Authority, was set to speak at a discussion on regional mass transit at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce on Thursday afternoon. But when he got onto Interstate 24 East, saddled with rush hour traffic and closures from a vice presidential visit, he […]

The Tennessean David Plazas Five weeks into Transit Citizen Leadership Academy and my enthusiasm for public transit has not waned. Speakers have offered excellent insights into the regional landscape of Middle Tennessee and its rapid growth, the strained network of roads and rush-hour gridlock, and transportation project successes in other cities such as Salt Lake City and Grand Rapids, […]

The Tennessean Andy Humbles Commuter rail is exclusive to Wilson County in Middle Tennessee, but expanding the train’s frequency and ultimately its geography may be central to addressing the region’s mounting traffic woes. Wilson County recently held the first of nine meetings planned for counties around Nashville to gain public input as the RTA and […]