


Results

Question 1: What immediate mobility challenges are you facing right now?
- Walkability
- Lack of sidewalks
- Donelson- all areas
- Old Hickory
- Hermitage
- Murfreesboro Pike
- Safety-
- Hard to get to stops
- Areas around bus stops are not well lit
- Pedestrian crossing is unsafe
- The main bus terminal downtown is not safe “dirty, loitering, haven for homeless and drug users”
- Seniors are concerned about safety
- When concerns arise, residents do not feel it is addressed and the person is not removed
- Not safe for children
- “Because of safety concerns, only the poor without options will ride. Homeless population makes others worried”
- Aggressive driving + lack of enforcement
- Traffic calming is not available
- We are a car-centric city
- Emergency vehicles??
- Traffic downtown for events is awful. Traffic in general is awful.
- Lack of shuttle from East to downtown
- Lack of shuttle to get from MCC to events
- Lack of soccer game transportation
- 28 Bus line only comes once an hour
- Bus Stops:
- Lack of covered/protected bus stops
- Bus stops are not ADA compliant
- There should be trash cans and phone chargers at all bus stops
- Not well lit
- There should be benches with dividers
- Should be more clear signage at stops
- Bus lines dont run late enough for people who work late shifts
- Bus riding isn’t incentivized
- I have a 6 minute drive to work, but to take the bus to work it would take 40 minutes
- Lack of sidewalks cross walks + instantaneous light changes on walk to bus stops
- Need for traffic calming on Kirkwood Ave.
- The maps online for WeGo are not user-friendly
- Lower Broadway needs to be pedestrian only- gridlock after events downtown
- Lack of pedestrian access in general
- Poor maintenance on pot holes
- Current infrastructure does not include everyone. (workers, teens, elderly, visitors)
- Need more cross section buses for efficient transport.
- Buses do not go far enough to allow residents to take jobs out of the city center
- Need a no tolerance process for riders who endanger passengers
- Would appreciate a neighbor based transit system that connects to neighborhood centers + other transport centers rather than just one downtown hub.
Question 2: What projects should we prioritize? Regional? Local? Which corridors? Which mode(s)? When
- Better transportation in and out of Nashville
- Bellevue
- 100 Oaks
- Faster transit with more connector hubs/ decentralized hubs
- More Music City ‘Star’ intervals
- Light rail
- Regional: I-24 to Murfreesboro (now)
- Local: 5points to Madison
- Local: More buses and connections in and around Madison
- Local: more connections. Monorail (immediate)
- Pedestrian friendly infrastructure on high injury roads
- Nolensville Pike
- Murfreesboro Pike
- Gallatin
- Local (now)
- Corridors: Antioch, Hermitage, Bellevue, Hwy 70, Clarksville Pike, Clarksville Hwy
- Modes: Light rail, train, park + rides, buses
- Local transport that connects to regional transport
- Must focus on local needs
- Must have cross sectional bases
- Whatever plan it is, it should not include local taxation, and it should be effectively communicated to all communities
- Regional Train
- Connect counties
- Coordinate and bus transportation intercity
- Park + Ride infrastructure from external into downtown
- Corridors:
- Hillsboro, Murfreesboro Pike, Lebanon Road, Following the interstate
- Bus only lanes
- Wanted in Williamson + Rutherford county
- More frequent local bus routes
- Prioritize more immediate solutions over longer term solutions like light rail
- Survey to understand attitudes towards + interest in transit/alternative modes of transportation
- Light Rail in SE corridor (I-24)
- Buttons at mid-block crosswalks “beg buttons” where pedestrians can turn on red light for cars
Infrastructure Priorities
- More Frequent Bus Routes, 91.67%
- Affordable Housing, 83.33%
- Pedestrian Infrastructure, 83.33%
- Regional Transit Solutions, 75%
- Extended Bus Operating Hours (up to 24 Hours), 66.67%
- Protected Bike Lanes, 58.33%
- Greenways, 58.33%
- Traffic Signalization, 50%
- Crosstown Routes, 41.67%
- Transit Priority Lanes, 33.33%
- Neighborhood Transit Centers, 25%
- Traffic Calming, 25%
- Park and Rides, 8.33%