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New Trolley Service Begins Monday, May 2

The new trolley system goes live on Monday, May 2. Soon there will be later service on weekdays along with new service to The Old City! Click HERE to see an image of the new service. Thanks to ev ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Apr 21, 2016 at 2:26 PM

The final outcome

As an update, the Knoxville Transportation Authority approved the trolley plan with a couple of revisions: Summit Towers will still be served at their door on Locust Street from 9am-4pm once per hour ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Apr 05, 2016 at 3:52 PM

Here's what we've got: Proposed changes

After an extensive review of input, data and surveys, we’ve timed some routes, run some numbers and have come up with some ideas. While we couldn’t do it all and stay budget neutral, we do think we we ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Dec 02, 2015 at 12:38 PM 25 Comments

Online Trolley Survey Results

Over 500 responses to our online survey, in addition to the attendance at our Trolleys on Tap listening sessions, indicate that there is a great interest in our trolley system! Below is a summary of t ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Nov 04, 2015 at 3:07 PM

And now the numbers: A blog for the data nerds out there

No study would be complete without finding out our baseline - what’s going on out there currently. This blog post is dedicated to conveying a little bit of information about where people are riding ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Oct 20, 2015 at 10:54 AM

Our last Trolleys on Tap - Old City Java

Another great discussion last Wednesday at Old City Java. If I could sum up our discussions, I would say the major point was as follows: The Old City needs trolley service. Images of The Old City a ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Oct 13, 2015 at 3:49 PM 1 Comment

Listening at Flow - Trolleys on Tap #5

What a great group and a thoughtful discussion at Flow. We had seniors, graduate students, downtown residents and museums represented, with multiple ideas and comments. Similar themes from previous ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Oct 06, 2015 at 11:26 AM

Trolleys on Tap: OliBea and Cafe 4

Our most recent Trolleys on Tap were great choices from a culinary perspective. The food was just delicious, and it’s safe to say I shocked my cohort with all the food I consumed at OliBea. VERY yummy ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Sep 29, 2015 at 11:40 AM

Trolleys on Tap 2: Suttree's

We had a great discussion of trolleys and transit at Suttree’s last Wednesday evening. Thanks to everyone who came out to add their thoughts. We had downtown residents, business owners, graduate stude ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Sep 21, 2015 at 9:38 AM 1 Comment

What we heard: the first Trolleys on Tap

We had some great coffee and great conversations at Flow last Thursday at our first Trolleys on Tap listening session. Here’s a brief summary of some of what we heard and some ideas sketched out on ou ... more»

Posted by bbrill On Sep 15, 2015 at 9:07 AM

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