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Licensing panel creates new seated-sightseeing rules after public hearing on sightseeing permits
Summary
The Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission voted to move sightseeing rules into a new Section 1000 and adopt rules 1001–1003 after a public hearing in which operators raised concerns about alcohol prohibitions, ownership requirements for permit applicants and access to designated stands.
The Metropolitan Transportation Licensing Commission voted to create a new seated-sightseeing rule set and move existing sightseeing provisions into Section 1000, adopting rules 1001–1003 after a public hearing and public comment.
Operators and drivers urged the commission to consider how the changes would affect small sightseeing companies. Christy Patterson, who identified herself as “Christy Patterson, Cruz in Nashville,” told the commission the new rules “may take away our ability to operate or damage our current income” and argued that traffic studies should be a city responsibility, not a private cost.
Joshua Hadley, a rideshare driver who said he filed a formal complaint related to Old Town Trolley, asked to be placed on a future agenda and argued that the…
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