In his latest move to overhaul transportation in the city, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell revealed the specifics of his ambitious plan, 'Choose How You Move,' which will be subject to a citywide vote come November. The announcement was made at the Southeast Community Center in Antioch, outlining a strategy set to include sidewalk enhancements, better signal timing, and a more comprehensive public transit system.

The blueprint of 'Choose How You Move' is a mosaic of feedback accumulated over a decade that includes input from community engagements, Metro Council members, and two citizen advisory committees, Mayor O'Connell is pushing for a system that interprets the city's footprint through a lens of accessibility and affordability, according to details posted on the official Nashville website.

Mayor O'Connell remains confident in the public's support for the initiative, citing a survey that found overwhelming backing from the community. "Ninety percent of Nashvillians told us through Imagine Nashville that they support investing in public transit and the Choose How You Move Program will get us where we want to go faster and safer, no matter how you're moving," he said, accentuating the program's potential to alleviate the city's traffic woes and make living in Nashville more economical, Mayor O'Connell told attendees at the event.

Central to the 'Choose How You Move' initiative is the development of infrastructure that liberates commuters from the mandate of downtown travel for transfer—effectuating a transport web that connects neighborhoods directly, this program could shift the dynamics of daily transit in Nashville. The Mayor has underscored the importance of service enhancements, which includes the long-awaited synchronization of traffic signals, Mayor O'Connell elaborated, aiming to trim down the idle time residents spend stewing at red lights—with the proposal now in the hands of Nashville's voters, the city awaits its verdict on the future of its transit landscape.