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Tennessee and other state highway departments clear the way for a smoother holiday road trip
Road warriors, start your engines, because the Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to suspend all road construction during the busy Memorial Day weekend, making it easier for motorists to enjoy holiday travel. Other neighboring states, including Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, plan to follow the same course of action as AAA expects 34 million travelers…
Read MoreAll aboard! Amtrak may return to Nashville
While the recent proposal by President Joe Biden for proposed rail service is exciting — particularly the Nashville to Atlanta route — don’t start packing just yet. The Biden plan is still brand new and, as with any government proposal, plans are subject to change. And delays. And setbacks. Biden has proposed $80 billion for passenger…
Read MoreSoutherners spend more of their income on commuting
We Southerners spend a larger percentage of our income getting to and from work than other regions of the United States, largely because of the length of our commutes, according to one survey. The annual cost of commuting varies from $6,427 in the South to $6,815 in the Northeast according to Clever, a service that…
Read MoreExpect higher gas prices from Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
Gas stations in some Southeastern states and along the East Coast were running out of gas this week partly because panicked customers were rushing to fill their tanks after a major pipeline shut down over the weekend. Some Middle Tennessee gas stations were seeing long lines as customers overwhelmed the pumps to fill up their…
Read MoreNashville mayor proposes fully funding the city’s public transportation
In what Nashville Mayor John Cooper said is, “the largest funding of transportation that we’ve ever seen,” he proposed $53 million in funding for WeGo Public Transit services, restoring the $22.3 million cut from last year’s budget, plus extra for inflation. Glenn McGehee, TMA’s chairman of the board and president of SouthStar, LLC, commended Cooper’s…
Read MoreThe TMA Group Named One of the Best Workplaces for Commuters
We are proud and happy to announce that The TMA Group has been named one of the Best Workplaces for Commuters in 2020. The TMA Group was given the honor for being among the 450 forward-thinking businesses nationwide who offer exceptional employer-provided commuter benefits that meet the National Standard of Excellence criteria. “Employers like The…
Read MoreYour employees and your company can save money with a commuter benefit program
Employers can support their employees in their daily commute by providing commuter benefits for parking, transit and vanpools, but they can support their own bottom line, as well. For the employee, the program lets them pay for their commuting costs — public transit and parking — with pre-tax money up to the Internal Revenue Service…
Read MoreLong commutes behind the wheel take a physical, mental and financial toll, but here’s what you can do about it
Ever had a morning when you had to navigate a commute so bad — with traffic moving at a crawl and fender-benders slowing everything down even more — that you spent the first 30 minutes at work shaking it off and getting your blood pressure back under control? Not much productivity there. Long commutes behind…
Read MoreElectric vehicle owners energized with plan for multi-state charging stations
Electric vehicle (EV) owners and fleets will be able to hit the highways without worrying about keeping a charge, thanks to a new plan by Tennessee and 15 other Southern and Midwest states to provide a network of DC fast-charging stations along major highways. This initiative came on the heels of Tennessee’s own project to…
Read MoreFour of the 100 most jammed-up traffic bottlenecks in the country are right here in Nashville
Four locations along Nashville’s interstates rank among the most backed-up bottlenecks for trucks – and other traffic – in the United States. A list of the country’s 100 most-congested bottlenecks is released annually by the American Transportation Research Institute, and in the 2021 list, Nashville’s three interstates – I-24, I-40 and I-65 – appeared four…
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