Metropolitan Council - Regular Meeting

Yeah, thanks, Chair. I asked this question last year too. Harding 70 is gridlocked between 440 and White Bridge with 2,000 new units coming on the White Bridge intersection with three major developments. Bellmead Plaza provided a million dollars to help support traffic light and some improvements. Where are you on getting this and taking, making some improvements for that leg?

Yeah, I appreciate it. We anticipated an F road and an F intersection, and now it's going to get worse. So just would like to see some more proactive work in this area. Charlotte is plugged in. And I see that you're gonna make some improvement there, but this area is getting worse from people going west. The West Precinct Commander said he can't get down that road anymore. So you got two major hospitals. So I'm sure everybody in every district's got a little concerned, but I have to say, this is one of the worst I've seen. And I've lived in LA and Chicago and places. So we really need your eff

Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for being here. Thank you for this update. It's hard to believe it's been three months already. Seems like you all are just here. A couple of questions. First one has to do with ridership growth. I noticed on the slide that talked about the percent of growth in ridership. I didn't see anything for Northeast Nashville and Madison. So just wondering, were you just highlighting those that had a lot of growth or was there any ridership growth, particularly for Route 56? Yeah, I think that's the one. Yep, that's it.

And I imagine, you can correct me if I'm wrong, that your decisions on the expenditures or the projects that you're doing are probably based somewhat on ridership growth. I noticed in another slide when you talked about sidewalks and signals, Dickerson Pike wasn't included in that. Are there any updates or are there any plans? I know Dickerson Pike Route 23 is also one of the higher ridership routes. We don't have sidewalks, so it's really dangerous along Dickerson Road a lot of times for riders. I'm wondering if you have any updates on any sidewalks or signals for that transit corridor.

So you're correct. So you're tackling the, not smaller projects, but the easier projects to get to first. Is that what I'm hearing? Yeah.

Okay, and finally, the advisory committee You mentioned the Community Advisory Board. Is that the same as the Advisory Committee on Transportation that we nominated members? I just want to clarify that. No, that is a different body.

But the advisory committee that we nominated, those members are involved in some kind of way.

I appreciate the responses to the questions. I would just ask if maybe in the next update, we get a little bit more information about that Northeast Route 56, Route 23. I have a lot of constituents in those areas that are very excited and anxious to see some improvements in that area. Thank you.