Mayor Megan Barry unveiled a massive transit agenda Wednesday morning and a plan to take the ask for the necessary increased funding to move parts of the initiative forward to the voters in 2018.

In a portion of the 85-page transit document dedicated to funding, the plan says it will "work with major stakeholders to evaluate potential surcharges permitted under the IMPROVE Act and determine the most feasible and desired transportation-revenue options for Davidson County" as well as work with the Nashville Area MPO and Middle Tennessee Mayors’ Caucus to determine a regional approach to revenue generation for transit projects that extend across county lines."

But most notably, it calls to "seek Metro Council support and approval for placing a transit-funding measure on the Davidson County ballot in Spring of 2018."

The overall funds needed to complete a comprehensive Middle Tennessee transit plan are somewhere around $6 billion, and Barry wants to complete large portions of the planning within the next three years.

"Attempting to fund transit capital and operations through our normal Metro budgeting process and revenues is limiting our capacity to grow with intention," the plan reads. "Dedicated local revenues will sustain a long-term investment in a comprehensive transit system. ... and to implement the plan on-schedule, $260 million per year will be required for both infrastructure and operations. Fortunately, in a recent poll conducted by Vanderbilt University, two-thirds of Nashvillians support a [half-cent] sales tax increase to expand transit service."

According to a release from the Mayor's Office, the most immediate goals in the “Moving the Music City” include: