At a glance: Public transit and transportation services in a city the size of Nashville deserve a sustainable and dedicated funding source.
The Issue: What’s the deal with the Metro budget process and WeGo Public Transit funding?
The Process: Each Metro Department submits a requested budget.… Continue reading
Don’t settle for yesterday’s commute. Life is too short to be stuck in traffic.
Try a WeGo bus, the Music City Star, a bicycle, or carpool.… Continue reading
Nashville is set to open the first 1.25 miles of a planned 7-mile long 440 Greenway that will parallel Interstate 440 and connect neighborhoods currently divided by Interstates 40 and 440. Metro Nashville Parks and Recreation and Greenways for Nashville are hosting an opening at 10:00 am, Saturday, October 27th, at Elmington Park.… Continue reading
When we invited youth to attend the Transit Citizen Leadership Academy, we reached out to the Oasis Center. They readily partnered with us to give their students the opportunity to take the six week academy. This year, we are happy to share their invitation for youth to join them in their yearlong academic quest to teach Metro high school students about public transit while listening and learning more about youth’s perspective on public transit, including the WeGo Public Transit system.… Continue reading
Recent research has proven that even suburban areas can and will utilize public mobility options when they are available (see our previous blog “WeGo Transit: What’s in a Name” or the CityLab story). So, if you’ve been wondering what’s available in the Middle Tennessee region you are in luck!… Continue reading