Traffic congestion cost the Nashville region more than $1 billion in 2014. That’s according to a report released Wednesday by Texas A&M’s Transportation Institute. Nashville commuters spent nearly 39 million hours in morning and afternoon rush hour traffic delays last…
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TDOT Thinks Traffic Problems Can’t Be Beat
State transportation officials find themselves in a bind. The sheer numbers of vehicles on Nashville’s interstate system has surged in the past decade as more and more residents flock to Middle Tennessee. We recently reported that the worst spike in…
Read MoreNashville One of the Nation’s Most Stressed Cities
CNNMoney spoke with experts, including the American Psychological Association, to come up with 15 of the biggest indicators of stress in urban areas. Using statistics from government and non-profit sources, CNNMoney then collected data for 55 metro areas and divisions…
Read MoreDesperate to Distinguish Themselves, Mayoral Candidates Get Crazy
Transit tsars, smart transportation grids and a department to support Nashville’s creatives. Those were a few of the “crazy ideas” seven mayoral hopefuls put forward Wednesday evening during the Nashville Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s mayoral forum. To be fair, some of these…
Read MoreFranklin Planners Decide Cool Springs Traffic Not Yet Bad Enough
Crescent Communities LLC has a contract to buy Denver-based real estate investment manager Amstar’s 45-acre tract in Cool Springs. The deal marks the second time in recent months that site known as Northside at McEwen has been under contract. A…
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