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TACIR tentatively approves passenger‑rail and mobility report, urges TDOT to apply for federal corridor funds
Summary
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations voted unanimously to give tentative approval to a passenger‑rail and mobility report that outlines five potential intercity routes and urges TDOT to pursue FRA corridor planning funds and create a state rail office.
Tennessee’s advisory commission voted unanimously to tentatively approve a draft report recommending further study and planning for intercity passenger rail and other mobility options.
Chris Belden, senior research associate, presented the report and told commissioners the study identified five potential intercity routes and grouped them into priority tiers. "In tier 1, we have one route, Nashville to Chattanooga to Atlanta," Belden said, and he described other tiered routes that included Memphis–Nashville and Chattanooga–Knoxville–Bristol.
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