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Downtown Nashville Bus

'Better Bus' Is Nashville's Latest Attempt at Transit Upgrades

The Better Bus plan is the latest effort at rethinking public transit in Nashville.

October 25, 2020 - WeGo Public Transit

Downtown Freeway

Nashville Transit Referendum Soundly Beaten at the Ballot Box

Transit advocates suffered a resounding defeat in Nashville yesterday. The Let's Move Nashville plan does not have the funding to build-out its ambitiously pro-transit agenda.

May 2, 2018 - Tennessean

Downtown Nashville Bus

Editorial Support for the Let's Move Nashville Plan

The Let's Move Nashville plan would spend $9 billion (including $5.4 billion for capital costs) to build a new transit network in the quickly growing city of Nashville. Voters will decide if the plan is worth the cost.

April 22, 2018 - Tennessean

Downtown Nashville Bus

Nashville Could Be a National Example for Transit—If They Don't Screw Up

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigned from office earlier this month. The question now becomes whether an ambitious transit investment plan she supported can survive her exit.

March 15, 2018 - Ethan A. Greene

MTA/RTA Strategic Plan

Mayor Throws Support Behind Nashville's $5.2 Billion Transit Plan

The speculation about a planned transit investment program in Nashville began in August, and now the mayor is throwing full support behind a referendum that would raise four kinds of taxes to pay for a $5.2 billion in transit investments.

October 18, 2017 - Tennessean

Pedestrians

Five Corridors of High Capacity Transit Coming to Nashville

A 25-year regional transit plan, which includes five corridors for light rail or bus rapid transit lines, is taking shape in Nashville,

August 15, 2017 - Tennessean

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