NashTransit

Deaderick Street sure looks strange without all those bus shelters.

What should take their place?

# posted by dotsandlines @ 9:18 PM 0 Comments

If you have the chance to get to either of tomorrow's MTA Public Meetings, go! I got to one this morning - it was a real sit-down-and-talk with MTA reps about the present and future of public transportation in Nashville.

The meetings this week are the first of three sets of meetings as MTA develops a new strategic master plan. Look for more meetings in January, and a draft plan to be presented in March.

Lots of possibilities are on the table, from shortening routes and simplifying the schedule to adding crosstown routes to complement the 'spoke' system already in place. Do you want more frequent service, or better on time performance? Or maybe you want better amenities at bus stops, and up-to-the-minute data on your next ride beamed straight to your cell phone. All these are great things, but they can't all be done all at once, so what's on your list of priorities?

Can't make it tomorrow? Email 'em: mta.publicmeetings@nashville.gov.

# posted by dotsandlines @ 8:19 PM 0 Comments

Transit Now Nashville blog - worth a look.

Mayor's Green Ribbon Committee Survey Results as of 9/30/08

I'd also like to note what a simple but wonderful pleasure it is to be able to buy a 31 day pass on a Sunday afternoon using the new automatic kiosks at Music City Central.

Now, where can I buy a sandwich downtown on a Sunday afternoon...?

# posted by dotsandlines @ 9:34 PM 0 Comments

A series of five MTA public hearings is scheduled for later in the month. The topic is pretty big picture stuff - "Strategic Master Plan and Vision for the Future".

The meetings themselves aren't particularly conveniently scheduled for those of us who work during the week, but you can always mail your comments direct to MTA. Contact info (as well as the meeting schedule) is in the link above.

Hopefully MTA will post a Powerpoint presentation to their web site at least a few days early to get the ball rolling. They usually do.

Bus Rapid Transit almost certainly will be on the agenda, and I hope to see some discussion about restoring routes that were cut this summer. What else would you like to see discussed? Post your thoughts!

# posted by dotsandlines @ 8:44 PM 0 Comments