Group backing Nashville’s transportation referendum starts airing TV ads [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — “Nashvillians are missing too many important moments because we are sitting in traffic,” says the voice in a new political ad now hitting the airwaves.

This is part of the case being made by the group Green Lights for Nashville, advocating for a “yes” vote in the upcoming November transportation referendum in Nashville.

As part of the referendum, voters will decide whether they want to pay more in sales tax to fund things like more sidewalks, bus service and hundreds of new smart traffic lights to reduce traffic. It’s an investment that Mayor Freddie O’Connell says is worth it.

“This whole program is about affordability,” O’Connell said on Monday. “The way I experienced financial empowerment through access to transit and safe infrastructure, it was my pathway to home ownership.”

This week, the organized group opposing this referendum has also started to get its name out there …