NashTransit

So, uh, I've been away for a bit.

A good portion of the reason is that on most days I find myself either too busy or too lazy, and seldom anywhere in between. Turns out I'm not much of a blogger!

But I had to come back at least for a moment to celebrate the good news that MTA is introducing a new bus from downtown to 100 Oaks. This new bus route is similar (though not identical) to the one I used to ride, the #1 Vine Hill. That route, along with several others, was eliminated due to MTA budget shortfalls in the summer of 2008. It was because of those cuts that this blog started in the first place.

It's fair to say that if it wasn't my own personal daily ride that had gotten cut, this site wouldn't be here, and I probably wouldn't have gotten involved, even in the peripheral way I've been. And now that 'my' bus is coming back, I could just decide to close up shop. But these are exciting times for public transportation in middle Tennessee. A lot is happening!

So from now on NashTransit is going to mostly hang out on Twitter. You already ought to be following @transitnownash and @walkbikenash, but I don't think I'll overlap them too much. I'm not an urban planner or a transit policy wonk at heart; I'm just a guy who rides the bus every day. I hope to bring that sort of perspective, and I'd love to hear comments from other riders. Anything from local transit news to that weird guy who sat next to you on the bus is fair game. Let's have a conversation! And if I think of anything else worth saying that takes up more than 140 characters, this blog will still be here.

(I'm tempted to also point to news from MTA, but I'm hesitant because it would be far better if MTA did that itself, especially when it comes to schedule changes and detour announcements. So MTA: get on Twitter too!)

See you at @nashtransit!

# posted by dotsandlines @ 8:22 PM