TN: Urban Planning and Transportation
New Law Aims to Help with TN Traffic Congestion
Legislation has been signed to revamp the roads in fast-growing Tennessee and spend more money on them. The Transportation Modernization Act invests …
Study Links Air-Pollution Exposure to Violent Crime
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Researchers have found a correlation between exposure to air pollution and aggressive behavior or violent crime. The …
Community Challenge Grants Benefit All Ages
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – AARP Tennessee is accepting applications through April 17 for its 2019 Community Challenge Grant to fund "quick-action" …
TN Cities Push Forward with Zero-Emission Priorities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville is one of several Tennessee cities pushing ahead with more sustainable transportation - at a time when the Trump …
Easement of Fuel Standards Could Come at Cost to TN Consumers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Thursday, the EPA announced a proposed rule that would freeze fuel-efficiency standards to hold them to 2020 levels…
TN Cities Review Zero Emissions Challenge
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This week, industry and environmental leaders from around the world issued a challenge to the public and private sectors to …
Moving Ahead: Nashville Votes for Large Transit Measure
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — There's a lot riding on the May primary in Nashville. That's when residents will vote on a transit referendum that would …
Mayors Hope Trump Addresses State of TN Roads Tonight
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The country's crumbling infrastructure is among the issues President Donald Trump is expected to address tonight in the State …
Thousands Demand Removal of Memphis Confederate Statues
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - More than 4,500 people are asking the city of Memphis to remove two Confederate statues. The group "Take Them Down 901" wants the …
Analysis Reveals Insights into Tennessee's Population Makeup
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee skews older than the nation overall, and overall, the state's disability rates are higher in rural communities…
A New Destination for Oak Ridge Nuclear Waste?
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Nuclear waste from Oak Ridge could have a new destination. A bill may come up for a U.S. House vote this month that revives …
TN Communities Expand Access to Internet as End of Net Neutrality Begins
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- What you can access on the internet may soon change with the Federal Communications Commission's vote to begin rolling back net …