Smart parking proposal also makes progress
Mayor John Cooper’s push to create a Nashville Department of Transportation via Public Works and Metro Water Services might let him implement a wide-ranging transportation plan even before establishing NDOT. But concerns persists that it risks unduly burdening Metro Water.
Nashville officials in December adopted a comprehensive transportation plan and, while NDOT would obviously be the agency to execute it in the long term, the administration intends to move forward before NDOT is established by giving Metro Water the responsibility of garbage pickup while shifting several responsibilities into Public Works’ domain. Another wrinkle: State regulators have criticized the water department as being
Transit Advocates Remember Pedestrians Who Died in 2020 In another record-breaking year, 39 people were killed by vehicles while walking Nashville streets Tweet
A slide from the virtual Fourth Annual Pedestrian Memorial
Local transportation advocates on Saturday hosted a memorial service in honor of the 39 pedestrians who lost their lives in Nashville traffic accidents in 2020. It was the deadliest year for people walking our city s streets on record, surpassing 2019’s previous record of 32.
“We created this annual event to remember those who were lost, but also to recognize that these tragedies are not random or inevitable,” said Nora Kern, the executive director of transit advocacy organization Walk Bike Nashville. “They are happening on the same high-speed streets, they are happening at night, and they are happening in many of the same parts of our city. And this pattern tells us that pedestrian deaths are not random pedestrian deaths are pre
Council supports Cooper transit plan
Body would not fund specific project but mayor’s office says it’s necessary to seek federal and state grants The Metro Council on Tuesday voted 33-5 in support of Mayor John Cooper’s transit plan, a scaled-back list of potential projects that does not include dedicated funding but is instead dependent on state and federal grants. The virtual debate and ultimate approval was a far cry from the pomp and circumstance associated with the city’s most recent transit push, a multi-billion-dollar proposal that would have used new taxes to pay for light-rail lines, a subway component and other major projects.
Metro Council Supports Cooper s Transit Plan The body would not fund specific project, but mayorâs office says itâs necessary to seek federal and state grants Tweet
Photo via the Office of John Cooper
The Metro Council on Tuesday voted 33-5 in support of Mayor John Cooperâs transit plan, a scaled-back list of potential projects that does not include dedicated funding but is instead dependent on state and federal grants.
The virtual debate and ultimate approval were a far cry from the pomp and circumstance associated with the cityâs most recent transit push, a multibillion-dollar proposal that would have used new taxes to pay for light-rail lines, a subway component and other major projects.