Results
What immediate mobility challenges are you facing right now?
- Antioch to Murfreesboro transit connection: Need to add a stop to 84 Murfreesboro at the Global Mall (like 88 + Dickerson)
- Direct connections around downtown are difficult (crosstown routes)
- Non-contiguous bike infrastructure
- Dead head trips on buses (Nestar to Global Mall, Nolensville, etc.)
- 1 car family- nearly impossible to get around sometimes
- Uber prices make it hard to get anywhere on a night out + bus is unreliable
- Parking expenses are very steep
- Speed of transit trips are almost always longer than taking a car
- Walking can be uncomfortable (aging communities)
- The buses don’t run late at night
- Bus stops are far away from my house
- Work has me driving all over town with non-car options
- Not enough e-bikes in Nashville
- Lack of protected bike lanes
- Lack of walking infrastructure
- Language Accessibility Issue
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?
- Light Rail
- Bus Rapid Transit
- Complete Streets
- Murfreesboro Pike Bus Rapid Transit
- TOD along bus stops
- Community Transit Centers
- WeGo Star connection to the airport
- Protected Bike Lanes
How does transportation affect housing and affordability?
- Living near transit promotes affordable housing (cost of car upkeep + maintenance is removed)
- Gallatin + Trinity apartments near the bus route are a great thing
- Higher housing cost forces people to live far from town- you HAVE to have a car.
- Parking
- Structured is expensive
- More transit = more density + more usable space not full of cars
I would use transit more if…
- There was more frequency/priority for buses.
- Parking was less subsidized.
- If there was a way to get from the Global Mall to Murfreesboro
- If the transit system was set up point to point and not a hub and spoke
- There were better last-mile connection options (uber, scooter, bike share, all costly)
- If it took me from where I am to where I want to be
- If I would be on time to my destination
- More frequent late-night options
- If service from the airport were expanded- I would love a Light Rail option here.
- There was better suburb coverage
- If our transit was Light Rail!
- If service was faster
- If it was available at night/longer hours- vision problems would make it hard to drive at night.
- If I had more willpower
- If there were more stops/hubs/routes
- If it was efficient and convenient
- If it was a more attractive service (breaking stigma)
- If there was more lighting/sidewalks at stops
- If there were services at bus stations (coffee, bodega, newspaper)
- Public art/beautification
- Weather-protected stops with seating
- Access to restrooms at stops
What questions should we be asking?
- Why don’t we have transitioned zoning policies?
- What are the positions of elected officials in transit?
- Who isn’t using transit, + why?
- Language barrier
- How can we be scrappy with dedicated funding?
- How can we get the biggest bang for our buck?