Forbes ranks Nashville as “hardest commute in the United States”… But it doesn’t have to be
According to Forbes.com,Nashville has been ranked “the hardest commute in the United States”, based on an analysis of eight data points. News Channel 5 reported Paul Thompson, driver for Nashville Ready Mix, saying, “Sometimes it will take you 45 minutes…
Read MorePark and Ride with Franklin Transit to Pumpkinfest this Saturday
Join the festivities of Pumpkinfest the easy way–park your car and hop aboard the Franklin Transit Pumpkinfest Shuttle this Saturday in downtown Franklin. Our one way ride is just $1.00, exact change required. On Saturday, October 28th, the shuttle service…
Read MoreStreet Talk with Mayor Dr. Ken Moore
Street Talk is a series of conversations with state and community leaders that explore the latest transportation issues trends, and topics impacting Middle Tennessee. In our latest episode, Mayor Dr. Ken Moore talks Franklin Transit, Mobility, Technology, and the Growth…
Read MoreThe Franklin Transit Authority Requests for Bids
The TMA Group/Franklin Transit is soliciting written quotes from qualified firms for janitorial services for our transit center and fleet facility building. Quotes should present the firms qualifications, understanding of the work to be performed, and three references. The notice…
Read MoreNashville MSA Emerges as One of America’s Fastest Growing Job Markets
Outpacing competing cities such as New York, L.A., Chicago, and more, the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area has emerged as one of the top five cities in the nation for job growth post-COVID. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce recently announced…
Read MoreCalifornia’s Bay Area offers progressive new employee programs to encourage sustainable commuting
The San Francisco Bay Area is stepping up efforts to encourage collaborations between employers and employees to reimagine how the workforce commutes. A new commuter benefit — telework — recently was adopted for Bay Area businesses with 50 or more…
Read MoreMassive I-65 widening plan to ease congestion and provide a safer roadway
Ridesharers and drivers traveling in from Robertson and Sumner counties, as well as Kentucky, can expect orange construction barrels within the month as nearly 10 miles of Interstate 65 will be widened, improved and made safer, according to the Tennessee…
Read MoreI-24 MOTION project aims to figure ways to keep traffic moving
Ever been caught in a traffic jam and then suddenly, you’re moving at full speed? No wreck. No disabled vehicle. No construction. No obvious reason for the jam. These “phantom jams” are caused by instability in traffic flow and are…
Read MoreAmazon employees get a two-wheeled commuter benefit
Nashville’s Amazon employees who choose to bicycle to its downtown offices will get a new commuter benefit that covers the cost of bike maintenance, rentals, and more. The subsidy to cover costs associated with a bicycle commute include: Bike leases: Employees…
Read MoreReturn to the office will cost Nashville commuters $5,161, report says
Before COVID-19 created a remote workforce, full-time employees were spending nearly an hour each day on average commuting to the office, according to the latest available federal data. If that time was spent on the clock rather than in the…
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