Nashville Business Journal
Scott Harrison
Steve Bland, chief of the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority, uncorked a trio of transit plans for Music City and Middle Tennessee last week.
The three plans range from a comprehensive regional plan — flush with new light rail and streetcars — to a proposal to make “modest improvements” to the city’s existing bus network.
In between is a scenario that would make heavy investments in a bus-centric expansion of Nashville’s transit network, swapping light-rail in favor of bus rapid-transit and express bus service.
As Bland presented the scenarios to MTA’s five-member board, it appeared he and the body are in agreement, favoring a “bigger and bolder” transit plan. That’s what Bland said is needed after soliciting input from the public for nearly a year.
In between is a scenario that would make heavy investments in a bus-centric expansion of Nashville’s transit network, swapping light-rail in favor of bus rapid-transit and express bus service.
As Bland presented the scenarios to MTA’s five-member board, it appeared he and the body are in agreement, favoring a “bigger and bolder” transit plan. That’s what Bland said is needed after soliciting input from the public for nearly a year.
