{"id":11174,"date":"2016-04-15T07:22:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T12:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=11174"},"modified":"2018-11-06T11:30:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T17:30:29","slug":"npt-reports-transportation-town-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2016\/04\/15\/npt-reports-transportation-town-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"NPT Reports: Transportation Town Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AtnRmJ9H0dQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p>How much time today did you spend in traffic? For most of us in Middle Tennessee, 48 minutes every day is spent traveling somewhere&#8211;\u00a0 to work, school, social events and back home. A strong\u00a0economy, cheap gas and a growing population have put more motorists on our roads and created some of the worst traffic congestion ever in the Nashville area. And just like coming out of a traffic delay, we are playing catch up to deal with our transportation needs. As local and state officials strategize on how to improve mobility, we wanted to hear from people in our area about their challenges and hopes. We opened our NPT studio for a frank conversation about where we are headed with transportation in Middle Tennessee. The audience included people from the community as well as the following experts:<br \/>\nToks Omishakin<br \/>\nTDOT Deputy Commissioner<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Bland<br \/>\nCEO, Metropolitan Transit Authority<\/p>\n<p>Felix Castrodad<br \/>\nMetropolitan Transit Authority<\/p>\n<p>Rhonda AllenRutherford County Commission District 11<\/p>\n<p>Ed Cole<br \/>\nCouncil on Aging Leadership Group<\/p>\n<p>Mason Worthington<br \/>\nTransit Now<\/p>\n<p>Sean Braisted<br \/>\nPress Secretary, Nashville Mayor\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much time today did you spend in traffic? 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