On Thursday, October 3, 2024, the Transit Alliance hosted its inaugural Breakfast for Better Mobility in Downtown Nashville. The event is an opportunity for business leaders and community advocates to connect and celebrate momentum for transit-focused growth and development across the region.

 

The morning featured a keynote presentation from Jonathan Hopkins, a nationally recognized transportation expert, and a fireside chat from Hopkins and Transit Alliance president and CEO Jessica Dauphin, along with event emcee and chair of Moving Forward Ashley Northington.

 

The event concluded with an award recognition to Mayor Freddie O’Connell as “Transit Champion of the Year” for his dedication and leadership on the “Choose How You Move” transit plan and to the team behind the Dr. Ernest Rip Patton Jr. North Nashville Transit Center as “Transit Development of the Year.”

 

“The Transit Alliance was thrilled to convene a diverse group of business and nonprofit leaders who are focused on transit issues in our region,” said Jessica Dauphin. “Everyone from our featured speakers to awardees to attendees understand the essential role that transit plays in our future and that growth without transit is growth without a plan. I especially want to applaud Mayor O’Connell and the dedicated team behind the North Nashville Transit Center for their commitment to solutions that will improve the lives of Middle Tennesseans. I hope everyone left this event inspired and ready to be advocates for change in their neighborhoods and networks.”

 

Thank you to all who attended the event and helped make it such a successful morning! Stay up to date on other Transit Alliance events through our Events page, and social media.