5,000 New Jobs for Transit-Poor Nashville

Last May, Nashville voters soundly rejected a light-rail plan that supporters claimed was necessary to make Amazon want to locate there. Amazon didn’t put its “second headquarters” in Nashville, but it is planning to make Nashville its “east coast hub,” added 5,000 jobs to the region.

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2 Responses to 5,000 New Jobs for Transit-Poor Nashville

  1. Sketter says:

    In a corporate blog post, Amazon noted its new location is “served by commuter rail, more than a dozen bus routes, and is a 15-minute drive to Nashville International Airport.”

  2. prk166 says:

    That’s an interesting way to look at “served by”. The Music City star truncates at a station on the Cumberland River, on the opposite side of downtown from the proposed Amzn facilities. It’s a mile walk from their to the Gulch. It may be served by transit, but not directly by rail transit.

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