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RESULTS

What immediate mobility challenges are you facing today?

  • Lack of bus route options, poor route design, inconvenient schedule, and unreliable
  • Currently, pedestrians/bikers are responsible for their safety, rather than vehicles/drivers
  • Lack of sidewalks /walkability factor is lacking and it leads to unsafe conditions
  • Connectivity to bus stops and routes is lacking
  • Signage: lights/signals, and road marking need to be clearer
  • Lack of ADA options/consideration
  • Traffic and traffic flow/ congestion during commute is extreme
  • Bike lanes are blocked/ poor maintenance of bike lanes
  • Lack of multimodal awareness
  • Lack of accessibility to transit information
  • Gentrification/Development pushing people further out of the city. (Displacement)
  • Not bringing information and conversation to the larger community
  • Language accessibility: No bus announcements, signage, translation support for languages other than English
  • Lack of lighting
  • Cars are going too fast
  • Lack of coordination between crosswalks and traffic lights
  • Lack of pedestrian islands + signage
  • Out of county transportation
  • Rideshare companies are not required to carry mechanical
  • Lack of attention to pikes (state owned highways)
  • More access to STAR is desired
  • Lack of dedicated lanes
  • Faster to roll on a bus than using an access bus
  • Construction sites are impairing mobility
  • Poor road quality for bikes and cars (immense amount of potholes
  • Disconnectivity of infrastructure. It is not reliable right now.
  • We are car dependent and there is a hyper-priority on car transportation.
  • Arterial road design/bottlenecks
  • Lane paint needs updating
  • Lack of basic pedestrian infrastructure and safety
  • Lack of good local transit within communities
  • Lack of varied complex destinations within communities
  • Gas is expensive + there are few public transit options available
  • Poor access to suburbs/nearby communities
  • Parking and parking prices (expensive and confusing)
  • Lack of knowledge on participatory grant and how to use it for transit
  • Unsafe walking and at downtown hub
  • Lack of late night transit access for everyone + visitors

What are the top 3 mobility infrastructure projects that you think are critical to the structure/quality of life in Nashville and that you would support?

  • Dedicated + protected core bike lanes
  • 80% Sidewalk coverage + more crosswalk
  • Light Rail- real mass transit would be ideal
  • Rail service- increase WeGo Star, and add new lines, make it more modern
  • Transit should be the fastest way to get to and from downtown (to games, events, airport connectivity) Donelson > Airport > Murfreesboro Pk > Nolensville Pk
  • Protected bike lanes and pedestrian islands on every street
  • Streetcar/trolley system (or a more modern version)
  • More bus routes, increased frequency
  • Dedicated pedal tavern lanes
  • More complete streets
  • Traffic cameras vs. traffic enforcement (speed limit)
  • More busing (hubs, larger routes, dedicated lanes, improving route times)
  • More park + rides
  • Dedicated funding for transit/multimodal transportation
  • Traffic calming tools/ roundabouts
  • More pedestrian-only zones
  • More fleets of shared mobility, especially e-bikes
  • Colorful bike lanes and sidewalks themed by neighborhood
  • Increased pedestrian infrastructure (specifically connecting bus stops/ sidewalks)
  • Increased connectivity in general

How does transportation affect housing and affordability?

  • Commuting between your housing, work, and activities is difficult due to limitations on transit
  • Owning or not owning a car can dictate where you work (have to live closer w/ no transit available) / you have to commute longer to live somewhere affordable
  • Affordable housing only exists where transportation is limited/non-existent
  • Better transportation can lead to higher housing costs (increased property taxes)
  • Community times are extensive as living closer to work costs more. Time is money and quality of life.
  • If you can’t rely on public transportation, your employment/income opportunities are very limited
  • ‘Hidden’ costs of car ownership (parking space, parking lots, etc.) often not considered
  • Train/transit lines can affect housing around it
  • Car dependant road design is incompatible with housing
  • Being in an area with public transportation is expensive to develop due to it being limited
  • Car dependant transportation develops housing that cannot be scaled up to increase affordability
  • Lateral moves are too expensive without viable transit
  • New transit corridors can lead to gentrification, higher rents, etc. But can also lower the cost of living (car ownership, accessibility to employment)
  • Land use/zoning, specifically single-family houses, raise the cost more than transit
  • Public transportation prices are going up
  • Lack of public transit education/stigmas
  • Housing construction prevents transportation
  • Garage space (adds $ value to housing) to store a car is often not needed
  • Paying premiums
  • Question: How can we increase access without decreasing affordability?
  • Sidewalks and bike lanes are currently amenities
    • They draw people to the area
    • They are in places that are generally less affordable
  • Improves transit can allow for increased density
  • Complicated cycle of increased density + effective transportation: which comes first?

What questions should we be asking?

  • Who is not in the room? And why? / What other perspectives/ experiences are we missing?
  • What would it take for people to give up their cars? / How do we shift from being car-dependent?
  • How do we honor intentional design?
  • How do we improve transit sustainability while considering the environment?
  • Are we considering kids and youth in our ideas/ solutions?
  • Why do we have so many cars?
  • How do we get people to consider using public transit?
  • Idea: Marquee large events like soccer, hockey, concerts making it easier to get to using transit
  • How much are {you} willing to spend?
  • What are you willing to do to make this happen? (Promotion/Marketing/Narrative/Telling the Story)
  • How do we remove the entitlement to drive and park directly in front of wherever you go?
  • Do {you} experience social inequities?
  • How does race affect transit investment?
  • How much taxes are you willing to pay for infrastructure?
  • How do you tell this story?
  • Are you asking the right audience?
  • Why are people disengaged?
  • What are the low-stakes/high-impact projects that create success? Examples?
  • What are some trusted names + brands to align with?
  • Where’s the $$? (for transit)
  • How are mayoral candidates going to take this issue into account?
  • What is your why for public transit?
  • How do we make it more attractive to us all?
  • How do we get the most diverse input in planning?
  • What gets people to show up to these discussions?
  • Why do you take a car over a bus?
  • What are some short-term wins we could achieve?
  • How do we not reinvent the wheel in development?
  • How to work smarter, not harder
  • What can be kept from previous plans?

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