Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Tennessee

Dusk and Dawn Are Deadly for Walkers — But Traffic Pros Don’t Know the Full Extent of It

By Kea Wilson | May 11, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers say American cities need to rethink their approach to data collection at this critical time of day and use that information to prioritize life-saving changes.

Senator Marsha Blackburn called transit-lovers "socialists" three days before tweeting praise for a new grant for rapid bus route in Memphis she helped secure. Image: Gage Skidmore

Tennessee Senator Reverses Herself on Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 11, 2019 | No Comments

Marsha Marsha Marsha. Transit isn't just for "socialists"!

Memphis has one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the country thanks to distracted drivers and a network of roads that aren't safe for pedestrians. Image: Eric Allix Rogers

Memphis is the Most Dangerous Place to Walk

By Aaron Short | Oct 29, 2019 | No Comments

But progress on pedestrian safety is moving slowly (unlike Bluff City drivers!).

Nashville is seeking $18 million from the federal government for a new transit hub.

Nashville Plans New Transit Hub

By Aaron Short | Jul 25, 2019 | 3 Comments

Music City could use a transit tune-up — and a new transit center could be a key step forward. Nashville’s civic leaders had hoped to lure more Tennesseans out of their cars and get them zipping across downtown, by building 26 miles of light rail lines and eight new bus lanes with a $5.4 billion […]

A scooter ban in Nashville could have implications for crackdowns in other cities.

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Scoot Over: Nashville Unplugs E-Scooters

By Aaron Short | Jun 27, 2019 | 13 Comments

Baby, meet bathwater: Nashville Mayor David Briley is moving to end his city's e-scooter program after a scooter rider was killed by a car driver last month.

States May Forfeit $1 Billion in Biking and Walking Funding

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 21, 2019 | 26 Comments

States will forfeit a combined $1 billion in biking and walking funds if they don't get their acts together by September.

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