{
  "methodology": {
    "cutoffDate": "2026-08-18",
    "verifiedDate": "2026-09-06",
    "sources": [
      {
        "fact": "Applicant names, applicant status, and requested permit counts",
        "source": "Metro Nashville Transportation Licensing Commission agenda for August 18, 2026",
        "url": "https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/TLC_Agenda_AUG2026.pdf?ct=1788552628",
        "page": 2
      },
      {
        "fact": "Motion denying all six applications carried after the separate 3-1 public-need finding",
        "source": "Metro Nashville Network meeting video, denial motion at 3:54:04 and result at 3:54:27",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rq880k5Kg&t=14044s"
      },
      {
        "fact": "Four current LSV companies and 53 current permits",
        "source": "Metro Nashville Network meeting video at 3:39:23",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rq880k5Kg&t=13163s"
      }
    ],
    "limitations": [
      "Permit counts do not show how many vehicles operate at a given time or how often each vehicle is used",
      "The possible total assumes every requested permit would have been added to the 53-permit baseline",
      "The calculation does not estimate passenger demand, revenue, traffic effects, or market share",
      "The baseline describes the August 18 meeting, not the current fleet on a later date",
      "Meeting timestamps were checked against YouTube automatic captions, which can contain transcription errors"
    ]
  },
  "summary": {
    "currentCompanies": 4,
    "currentPermits": 53,
    "applications": 6,
    "newCompanyApplications": 4,
    "existingCompanyApplications": 2,
    "permitsRequested": 48,
    "permitsRequestedByNewCompanies": 29,
    "permitsRequestedByExistingCompanies": 19,
    "possiblePermitTotal": 101,
    "requestedIncreasePercentage": 90.6,
    "decision": "All six applications denied on August 18, 2026",
    "permitsGrantedFromTheseApplications": 0
  },
  "applications": [
    {
      "company": "L & J LLC",
      "status": "New company",
      "permitsRequested": 10
    },
    {
      "company": "TN Transport Holding LLC dba Cruzzin",
      "status": "New company",
      "permitsRequested": 15
    },
    {
      "company": "Thungy Brush LLC",
      "status": "New company",
      "permitsRequested": 2
    },
    {
      "company": "Docor Luxury Cruz LLC",
      "status": "New company",
      "permitsRequested": 2
    },
    {
      "company": "Vintage Nashville Tour",
      "status": "Existing company",
      "permitsRequested": 15
    },
    {
      "company": "L=L Transport Services LLC",
      "status": "Existing company",
      "permitsRequested": 4
    }
  ]
}