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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Popular UT Professor Glenn Reynolds responded to the BLM protestors’ blocking of traffic with this tweet: Do you share his sentiment, or do you think he went too far?
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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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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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Investigating Nashville’s Growing Traffic Woes
Nashville is expecting another million people to move here in the next 20 years – and the traffic problems that could cause could be disastrous. FOX 17 traveled to Atlanta and Birmingham to see how those cities are dealing with…
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TDOT Enters 21st Century In Partnership With Waze Traffic App
The Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to expand its SmartWay traffic monitoring system through a new data-sharing partnership with Waze, a free navigation app powered by a community of drivers all sharing information on road conditions. Designed as a free,…
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Nashville’s Traffic Woes Get National Attention
This is one of America’s booming cities. An average of 82 people move here every day, amounting to a growth rate of 12.7 percent between 2000 and 2013. And, as is the case in many booming cities, the traffic is…
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