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Nashville: we hate that free tunnel to the airport!!
Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:28 am
Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:28 am
Also Nashville: we can't handle the traffic to the airport so we may have to start regulating Uber harder.
Debate deepens over music city loop
airport officials blindsided by the number of airplanes and passengers using the airport
Debate deepens over music city loop
airport officials blindsided by the number of airplanes and passengers using the airport
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Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:35 am to CAD703X
From the article, it sounds like the commies and Antifas are mad that Elon Musk is building a tunnel.
Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:42 am to Saint Alfonzo
Yep. The mayor is against it too
Posted on 10/1/25 at 7:01 am to CAD703X
Is this some sort of car or light rail tunnel or another one of the Tesla tunnels?
Posted on 10/1/25 at 7:09 am to CAD703X
Nashville will be Atlanta in 5 years
Posted on 10/1/25 at 7:27 am to Gifman
quote:
Nashville will be Atlanta in 5 years
Dark?
Posted on 10/1/25 at 7:28 am to CAD703X
Koch opposition to the 2018 transit plan
In 2018, Nashville's mayor and a coalition of businesses supported a $5.4 billion transit proposal. It was to be funded by a sales tax increase and included a light-rail system and a downtown tunnel. The Koch-funded AFP organized a campaign against the plan:
AFP and other opponents argued against raising taxes to fund the project.
They used a grassroots strategy of door-knocking and phone banking to target likely "no" voters.
The opposition leveraged other concerns, including messaging that the plan would benefit downtown gentrification at the expense of other areas.
Voters ultimately rejected the plan.
The 2024 transit plan and its approval
After the 2018 defeat, a new plan was proposed under Mayor Freddie O'Connell. The more modest plan, "Choose How You Move," focuses on bus service and infrastructure rather than expensive light rail. Key features of the new plan include:
An upgrade of nearly 600 traffic signals.
Increased frequency of bus service, potentially making it 24/7.
Dedicated bus-only lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure.
The use of a smaller, half-cent sales tax increase for funding.
Voters approved this new, scaled-back plan in November 2024, with about two-thirds of Nashville residents voting in favor.
Rationale for Koch opposition to transit projects
The Koch network's opposition to transit projects stems from their libertarian, free-market philosophy and financial interests.
Ideology: The network is ideologically opposed to large, government-funded initiatives.
Financial interest: Koch Industries is a major producer of gasoline and asphalt, and a rise in public transit use could negatively impact demand for these products.
Tax cuts: The Koch network has historically pushed for lower taxes, and transit projects are often funded through tax increases.
In 2018, Nashville's mayor and a coalition of businesses supported a $5.4 billion transit proposal. It was to be funded by a sales tax increase and included a light-rail system and a downtown tunnel. The Koch-funded AFP organized a campaign against the plan:
AFP and other opponents argued against raising taxes to fund the project.
They used a grassroots strategy of door-knocking and phone banking to target likely "no" voters.
The opposition leveraged other concerns, including messaging that the plan would benefit downtown gentrification at the expense of other areas.
Voters ultimately rejected the plan.
The 2024 transit plan and its approval
After the 2018 defeat, a new plan was proposed under Mayor Freddie O'Connell. The more modest plan, "Choose How You Move," focuses on bus service and infrastructure rather than expensive light rail. Key features of the new plan include:
An upgrade of nearly 600 traffic signals.
Increased frequency of bus service, potentially making it 24/7.
Dedicated bus-only lanes and improved pedestrian infrastructure.
The use of a smaller, half-cent sales tax increase for funding.
Voters approved this new, scaled-back plan in November 2024, with about two-thirds of Nashville residents voting in favor.
Rationale for Koch opposition to transit projects
The Koch network's opposition to transit projects stems from their libertarian, free-market philosophy and financial interests.
Ideology: The network is ideologically opposed to large, government-funded initiatives.
Financial interest: Koch Industries is a major producer of gasoline and asphalt, and a rise in public transit use could negatively impact demand for these products.
Tax cuts: The Koch network has historically pushed for lower taxes, and transit projects are often funded through tax increases.
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