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TN: Half of St. Elmo residents oppose Rock City gondola, survey shows
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (1259+ words) Around 50 residents of the historic St. Elmo neighborhood in Chattanooga gathered Monday night in an old fire hall to discuss neighbors both wanted and unwanted. In the wanted category were old trees that form a canopy over the neighborhood. In…...
TN: Kelly to chair coalition of cities, states working toward Chattanooga passenger rail
2+ week, 6+ day ago (713+ words) Half a dozen state and local governments are teaming up to get a passenger rail line across Tennessee " and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly is set to chair their coalition. Chattanooga officials' proposal to get a rail corridor through the city…...
TN: CARTA internal audit suggests financial stability, longterm challenges
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (305+ words) Chattanooga's public transit agency looks financially stable following an internal audit of the fiscal year that ended in June. The Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority is about to enter its third year of new management after Mayor Tim Kelly changed…...
TN: CARTA to test free north Brainerd shuttle in summer months
9+ mon, 12+ hour ago (625+ words) The authority has the benefit of extra buses to use over the summer while its free Mocs Express shuttle, serving the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus, isn't running. The buses don't have ... Source Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. (TNS)…...
TN: Kennedy: The secret push behind those bus stop benches
9+ mon, 6+ day ago (668+ words) From Highway 153 in the north to the Georgia state line in the south, the colorful benches are showing up at CARTA bus stops as if they dropped from the sky. Source Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. (TNS) Have you wondered…...
TN: Under new leadership, a ‘revitalized’ CARTA makes play for local funds
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1751+ words) The Scenic City's public transit agency is seeking new and bolstered funding streams from local governments as its board of directors argues the organization now merits a deeper... Source Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn. (TNS) The Scenic City's public transit…...