Agency staff told the Nashville MTA board that recent council and federal actions will bolster near-term capital and service plans.

Capital and council actions: Staff reported two council resolutions adopted that reallocated $8,000,000 of metro capital funds originally programmed for the Murfreesboro Pike BRT project into the agency's general capital fund. Concurrently, the council-approved capital spending plan includes just under $12,000,000 targeted at grant matches and state-of-good-repair projects, yielding roughly $20,000,000 of near-term availability for priorities staff described.

Federal grant: Staff announced the agency received a $10,000,000 discretionary federal award under the Bus and Bus Facilities program — one of the larger awards nationally in the past month — which staff said will help fleet acquisition and facility work.

Service changes: The board was reminded that winter service changes will take effect Jan. 4. Staff described the changes as an expansion under the Choose How You Move program, including extended Sunday hours to match Monday–Saturday schedules on main routes and Access, improved off-peak frequency on routes 37, 34 and 52, and a new WeGo Link zone in the East Thompson area (Murfreesboro Pike and Thompson Lane). Staff said the changes reflect growth in evening and weekend ridership and are funded with Choose How You Move dollars.

Other updates: Staff reported ongoing coordination with East Bank development planners for future bus rapid transit infrastructure, meetings with Nashville International Airport and the mayor's office on service improvements at the airport, progress on a Murfreesboro park-and-ride facility (final zoning and site-plan approvals), and completion of a property acquisition after sustained effort.

Staff encouraged board members and the public to engage in outreach events (including a "stuff a bus" food drive) and thanked staff for grant and project work. The report closed with recognition of board member Jessica Dauphin for a regional transit award.