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 […]

Streetcars have recently been deployed to drive urban connectivity and economic development because they provide a smoother ride and higher capacity than buses, but can generally be built much more quickly and cheaply than light rail. Streetcars typically operate on embedded rails in mixed-traffic lanes, so speeds tend to be lower than transit that operates […]

As Middle Tennessee continues to grow, the demand for service is growing outward to new areas, especially along the freeway corridors that radiate outward from Nashville. This demand is being driven by factors including: Rapidly increasing population and employment Changing demographics Increasing levels of travel to and from Nashville Increasing levels of travel within the […]