Election guide: Nashville Transit Improvement Plan [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Voters will decide on Tuesday if Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s Transit Improvement Plan will get a green light.

The “Choose How You Move” proposal would raise the sales tax to pay for some major changes helping people move around Davidson County.

The biggest part of the plan is building 12 new community transit centers like the North Nashville bus hub that opened this summer. The WeGo bus network would also expand to 24/7 service and utilize newly built bus lanes on major roads.

Passenger Betty McClure said she would be voting in support of the proposal because the bus system has been very helpful for her and her husband since their car broke down.

“Get where we are going and back — grocery store and doctors,” McClure said. “They got to ride the bus if they don’t have a car. You just never know when your …