The ride-hailing company Lyft announced Wednesday its new downtown office will employ 500 people by the end of the year, more than it originally projected. But besides an economic boost, Nashville officials think Lyft’s presence could lead to improvements in…
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Local Engineers Grade TN’s Ageing Infrastructure
Tennessee won’t be calling home to mom about its infrastructure report card this year. The Volunteer State’s infrastructure received a C average from the American Society of Civil Engineers’s Tennessee division, according to a new report released Tuesday. One bright…
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After the Panic: Understanding Pipeline Distribution Networks
More than 70 percent of the Tennessee’s gas — and almost of all of what comes into Middle Tennessee — is handled by one company. So this week’s shortage at gas stations show how reliant the region is on a…
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Novel Idea: Let Private Investors Pay for Mass Transit
Nashville: the name brings to mind country music, Tennessee whiskey, country fried steak, and light rail. Well, OK, not yet that last one. The city currently has only one rail line, which provides infrequent service aimed solely at moving commuters…
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17th in Population, 12th in Traffic Accidents
According to new statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Tennessee saw a slight decrease in traffic fatalities in 2015 but still ranked 12th in the nation. The state saw a slight dip in 2015, totaling 958 traffic…
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Troubled BNA to Spend Over a Billion Dollars on Renovation
Nashville International Airport is embarking on an ambitious $1.2 billion renovation that will touch virtually every corner of the airport and change every aspect of the traveler’s experience. New parking, more security lines, larger baggage claim and ticketing areas, expanded…
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What Will Nashville Do About the Growing Traffic Problem?
Nashville officials released their much-anticipated 2020 transportation plan Wednesday, offering a series of recommendations they believe will create a more efficient system of movement and better use of public space in the rapidly-growing city. Chief among those recommendations: the creation…
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Southwest Airlines Abandons Two Minor Girls in San Diego
Two young girls traveling home to Nashville were deserted by an airline, leaving them thousands of miles away, according to one angry mom. The girls, who are cousins, started their journey back to Nashville on Thursday morning with Southwest Airlines,…
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Proposed Commuter Rail Would Connect the Gulch and Clarksville
Details emerged Tuesday about what could be Middle Tennessee’s best chance to add a new commuter rail line. For an estimated $525 million dollars, it would run roughly 40 miles between Clarksville, Ashland City, and Nashville. This train would make…
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Metro Oblivious to Deadly Stretch of I-24
Thousands will hit the road for Nashville this week and weekend for CMA Fest and Bonnaroo. However, there is a piece of the interstate that’s a big concern for drivers and local officials. It’s the two-mile stretch on I-24 between…
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