Mayor Freddie O’Connell celebrates big week for Nashville’s transportation future

NASHVILLE, TN – Friday caps a big week for how Nashvillians move around the city today and in the future. More than 100 people joined Mayor Freddie O’Connell to cut the ribbon on the Dr. Ernest “Rip” Patton, Jr. North Nashville Transit Center Thursday, the Biden/Harris administration announced a $4.7 million grant to upgrade and expand Nashville’s network of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations and infrastructure on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) announced its selection of 25 new traffic calming projects for fall. Even before Nashvillians vote on the& Choose How You Move& transportation& improvement program, these successes are evidence of 11 months& of& investment by the O’Connell administration in a better transportation system for all users, no matter how they choose to travel. Under Mayor O’Connell’s leadership, since October 1, 2023 NDOT has: Paved 131 lane miles of roadway Filled more than 33,500 potholes Installed 73 traffic calming projects with 25 more in progress Built nearly 12 miles of bikeways and initiated a new bikeway project on Demonbreun Completed 4.1 miles of sidewalk with several more projects underway Under Vision Zero: implemented Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs), which are low-cost adjustments...