By Jim McAteer via Transit Insight Podcast
We speak with Jo Ann Graves, President & CEO of the non-profit Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee about the work that advocacy organizations can do to help improve and implement successful transit organizations. You’ll learn how Nashville implemented the Transit Alliance, how their Transit Academy has created new supporters of transit, and what the Transit Alliance does to educate, empower, and mobilize support for transit.… Continue reading
By Xavier Smith via Lebanon Democrat
Construction of the county’s latest Music City Star train stop began Wednesday as local, regional and state officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the highly anticipated train station.
“It is an exciting day for [the Middle Tennessee Regional Transportation Authority] and Wilson County as we embark on a construction of another Music City Star station in the county – the seventh one that we will have in the eastern corridor of Middle Tennessee,” said Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto, who also serves as RTA vice chairman.… Continue reading
By Blaine Strock via The Tennessean
Everyone knows that congestion is a problem on Middle Tennessee roads. These days, you can’t walk through a grocery store or attend a social gathering without hearing someone complain about traffic.
But the truth is, we don’t need to complain.… Continue reading
By Jim Tracy via The Tennessean
If I asked you who said the following, minus the federal references, you might think it was Gov. Bill Haslam.
“So, what we’re proposing is to add the equivalent of 5 cents per gallon to the existing federal highway user fee, the gas tax.… Continue reading
By Anthony Holt via Tennessean
The state has added more than 330,000 private sector jobs since Gov. Bill Haslam took office in 2011. That has coincided with an exciting roster of corporate relocations and expansions, particularly in Middle Tennessee.
In my own county, we saw one of the world’s great companies, Beretta, move its entire manufacturing and North American headquarters from Maryland to Gallatin.… Continue reading