More than 400 community leaders from across our area kicked-off a major initiative to promote a prosperous and sustainable Middle Tennessee. Guest speakers included Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, federal policy-makers, and local elected and business leaders. Thanks to co-hosts Cumberland Region Tomorrow and the Nashville Area MPO and more than 20 sponsors!
A new report from CEOs for Cities unveils the real reason Americans spend so much time in traffic and offers a dramatic critique of the 25 year old industry standard created by the Texas Transportation Institute’s Urban Mobility Report (UMR) - often used to justify billions of dollars in expenditures to build new roads and highways. The surprising analysis by Joseph Cortright, senior policy advisor for CEOs for Cities, says the solution to this problem has much more to do with how we build our cities than how we build our roads.
The Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee is committed to communicating the value of regional mass transportation needs and options. The Alliance fosters education across the region about the economic value of mass transit investments. Through these communication and education efforts, the Alliance will actively participate in the steps necessary to secure dedicated revenues for mass transit investments in the months and years ahead.
