‘Let’s Go:’ Mayor Freddie O’Connell Hits Go on First Steps for Implementation of Choose How You Move

Mayor Freddie O’Connell is wasting no time in launching the Choose How You Move program, and today, he announced the first three administrative steps for implementation of the transportation improvement program. Sixty-five percent of Nashville voters approved the Choose How You Move referendum on Tuesday, November 5. “With passage of Choose How You Move we are moving from talking and planning to doing,” Mayor O’Connell said. “We built the program from ideas and plans generated by our community, for the benefit of the community, and implementation will include continued partnerships with our residents and elected officials. We’re ready to get to work. Let’s go.” The O’Connell Administration is today launching three foundational actions to continue community, Metro Council, and industry engagement in implementation of Choose How You Move. Choose How You Move was built from more than 66,000 points of input from Nashville residents and implementation will keep community at the heart of the program. A newly created Chief Program Officer for Choose How You Move will lead implementation of the $3.1 billion program and will report directly to the mayor. That person is charged with oversight of implementation of the program and coordination with departments and private partners. This...