Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

Transit Together with Neighbor 2 Neighbor at Conference for Neighborhoods at Music City Center

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

  1. More Frequent Bus Routes, 91.67%
  2. Affordable Housing, 83.33%
  3. Pedestrian Infrastructure, 83.33%
  4. Regional Transit Solutions, 75%
  5. Extended Bus Operating Hours (up to 24 Hours), 66.67%
  6. Protected Bike Lanes, 58.33%
  7. Greenways, 58.33%
  8. Traffic Signalization, 50%
  9. Crosstown Routes, 41.67%
  10. Transit Priority Lanes, 33.33%
  11. Neighborhood Transit Centers, 25%
  12. Traffic Calming, 25%
  13. Park and Rides, 8.33%

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