Jeremiah Wooten

A little graphic I made outlining some of the highest performing routes and highest growth routes from October – December 2024. The biggest thing that stuck out to me was the high productivity metric on the Route 34 Opry Mills. It's ridership is relatively low even among local routes, but its ridership has been steadily ticking up. It now carries nearly 19 riders per hour, the fourth highest productivity of any route. If that ridership continues to increase, we could see improved service from the currently hourly frequency. You can view the full WeGo Quarterly Route Performance report in this month's board packet: https://www.wegotransit.com/assets/1/27/MTA_Board_Book_2.27.25.pdf?2193 WeGo Quarterly Route Performance Q4 2024 by Jeremiah Wooten ~~ Disclaimer: While I am an employee of Metro Nashville Public Schools, and therefore Metro Nashville Government, the views expressed on this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer or the cit...

The new Route 70 will connect from Charlotte Pike Walmart, end of line for Route 50, over to the Coley Davis Park and Ride, end of line for Route 3B, then continue to the new James Lawson High School. The route will operate on an hourly frequency from approximately 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. So, a new transit line is coming to Nashville. This can only be good news, right? Umm. Well. Yes, it is good news, but I also have some more complicated thoughts to unpack about it. (Route map from WeGo. You can view more details about the route  here ) This route will provide service to the new James Lawson High School, which is a big deal. While yellow school buses provide access to school for zoned students, having access to a WeGo route allows students from out of zone to attend the school and could provide a way home for students who are staying after for sports, clubs, or other extracurricular activities. But there are many other high schools in Nashville that don't have access to transit...

I'm planning to share a similar version of this during Metro Council's pre-budget public comment period tonight, if I'm able to get off the waitlist. I'm a middle school math teacher and the son of an accounting professor and an auditor, so budget season is actually a really fun time for me. I spend hours each month keeping track of where my money is coming from and going, and I love digging into data and seeing how the numbers for my city add up — or don't. As we enter this year's budget season, one idea that's been popping around in the news is that the Titans need a new stadium. But as a resident of Nashville and recent property owner in Nashville, I don't want to buy the Titans a new stadium. I think they can buy their own stadium. Before digging into the financial implications of this, I do need to take a moment and say that the Titans really don't need a new stadium. The Titans had one of the best seasons I can remember this year, so the stadiu...