Transit watch

Nashville's new transit watchdog blog, NashTransit has been out at public hearings on changes to the MTA and says,

One interesting tidbit that came out during the discussion is that MTA does not get a dime of Tennessee's gasoline tax. I can't speak to how efficiently TDOT uses that tax revenue to maintain and build infrastructure, as is necessary. Still, the state could do more to encourage public transportation, perhaps by listening to the road-builders lobby just a little bit less.