Nashville for-hire LSV permit applications, August 18, 2026
Golf Cart Search. Sources rechecked September 6, 2026.

This package supports https://golfcartsearch.com/news/nashville-low-speed-vehicle-permits-2026

Scope: All four new-company applications and both existing-company requests under the Low Speed Vehicles section on page 2 of Metro Nashville's August 18 Transportation Licensing Commission agenda. The six rows are applications, not a sample of Nashville businesses.

Agenda: https://www.nashville.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/TLC_Agenda_AUG2026.pdf?ct=1788552628
Official meeting page: https://www.nashville.gov/departments/transportation/boards/transportation-licensing-commission/meetings/transportation-licensing-commission-meeting-august-18-2026

Baseline: Staff stated four companies and 53 permits at approximately 3:39:23-3:39:37 in the official meeting video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rq880k5Kg&t=13163s

Outcome: A 3-1 vote on the finding that public need had not been demonstrated is recorded around 3:53:17. A separate motion to deny all applications starts around 3:54:04 and carries around 3:54:27. The 3-1 tally belongs to the first motion; no numeric tally is assigned here to the second motion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rq880k5Kg&t=13997s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5rq880k5Kg&t=14044s

Verification used the official agenda and the recording's automatic captions. Caption text can contain transcription errors; consult the linked recording for the underlying proceedings. Applicant spelling follows the agenda, including L=L Transport Services LLC.

Calculations:
New-company requests: 10 + 15 + 2 + 2 = 29.
Existing-company requests: 15 + 4 = 19.
Total requests: 29 + 19 = 48.
Hypothetical total if all were approved: 53 + 48 = 101.
Requested increase over the baseline: 48 / 53 * 100 = 90.566..., rounded to 90.6%.
Permits granted through these six applications at this meeting: 0.

Limitations: Permit capacity does not measure vehicles operating simultaneously, ridership, demand, revenue, congestion or safety. The hypothetical 101 was not approved. The baseline is as stated at the August 18 meeting and is not a live fleet register. The decision does not establish a permanent cap. These are for-hire LSV operating permits, not registrations for personal golf carts. This single-city decision cannot support a national trend claim.

Reproduce in the Golf Cart Search repository:
node scripts/news/nashville-low-speed-vehicle-permits-2026-analysis.mjs --export
uv run --with matplotlib==3.10.6 scripts/news/nashville-lsv-permit-chart.py

The original CSV transcription, calculations and chart may be reused with credit to Golf Cart Search and a link to the article. This permission does not cover the government documents or meeting video, which remain subject to their own terms.