Megan Barry’s first 100 days: transit, housing, schools

The Tennessean Joey Garrison Her message was consistent throughout the long campaign, but it’s one that won’t be easy to execute: Continue Nashville’s economic momentum by tackling three of the city’s most challenging issues of the day — transit, affordable housing and public education. Now, as Megan Barry prepares to take office Friday as Metro […]

Transit-Oriented Development

This report in the Transit Strategies Series explores transit-oriented development (TOD). TOD is land development located near transit stations or stops that includes a mixture of housing, office, retail and/or other amenities integrated into a walkable neighborhood. At its most basic, TOD is a mixed-use community that encourages people to live near transit services and […]

Stop Consolidation

This report in the Transit Strategies Series explores the concept of stop consolidation. Transit stops are the places where people access transit service, and greatly impact many elements of passengers’ transit experiences. Many transit systems, including Nashville MTA, have too many stops. This is usually due to an accumulation of stops over time, as transit […]