I ride the bus intermittently. It is consistently late in the afternoon. The bus is uncomfortable. Uncomfortable seats and lack of shock absorbers has me bouncing around. The hours are inconvenient to the extent that rising the bus adds an hour to my daily commute. Customer service is poor. The Music City Central station is bedlam when school is in session with no adults taking an interest in the kids. Some of those kids are as young as fifth grade and are riding the bus unaccompanied. When they get on the bus the noise level is unbelievable. I know a lot of people who only ride the bus in the summer because of the noise and chaos. Want more riders? Offer more convenient times and a more comfortable environment.
Brian - 7 years ago
Growth is happening to Nashville like as not. You can manage it well with public transit, updated infrastructure & affordable housing or let it become a disaster. This is what freedom looks like.
Angela Thomas - 7 years ago
Yes I would ride it! I use to ride public transit every day in Cleveland, OH--and yes I had a kid...and when she got sick I hopped on one of the buses that was running at least every hour during certain times & every 15 mins during rush hour times & the bus stopped right in front of the daycare she was attended. It actually would have taken me longer to pick her up due to having to take all the carpool peeps home cuz that's the only way most could afford a parking spot. I live on the same street less than ten miles away from my job, my kid's daycare is on the same street, but there is no bus running straight out there or even half the way--and it is one of the most highly traffic roads in the city. I would have killed to have had that convience in Cleveland! People work in places other than downtown & are out and about past 8pm, but you would never know it looking at the transit schedules...
UNWANTED URBANIZATION - 7 years ago
Well geez let me let you all in on something concerning Nashville and surrounding counties; despite politicians and big businesses eagerly anticipating and ushering you transients… I mean transplants and wayfarers into our little metropolis, the honest truth is, you are NOT wanted. Your politics are NOT wanted, your inabilities to drive are NOT wanted, your congestion of our roadways, sidewalks and greenways is NOT wanted.
True native Nashvillians have been uprooted and forced out of areas and living situations that they and their families minded successfully for generations; young and old, rich and poor, black and white all alike have experienced this.
The reason Davidson County and the surrounding counties are popular for you transient types is because of the geniality and genuineness of the people that have made this area what it was for decades and centuries. However, the only things that your influx brings with you is butt-backwards and naïve ways and at every possible instance you want the city and surrounding areas to conform to your needs and desires without regard to how it affects or destabilizes a culture or societal make up which made the area so attractive to you in the first place.
In every instance, in this country, where the younger and more naïve minded people flock to areas to settle in, they inevitably bring their baggage and stupidity with them and wind up turning their new settlements into just another version of the types of places they ran from. Examples of this same scenario can be seen from northern California, Washington state, Colorado and Vermont among others.
Bigger is almost never better when it concerns anything, particular a metropolis and definitely not government. If you need mass transit, go live in areas that already have it. If you need more regulations and governance, go live somewhere that already has those…
WHATEVER YOU DO, STOP YOUR UNWANTED URBANIZATION OF THE GREATER NASHVILLE AREA.
GO HOME.
Michele - 7 years ago
I have lived in cities where subways and good bus service was available. I cannot believe Nashville does not offer this. I have always ridden the bus to Vanderbilt to work but it amazes me you have to go into downtown to get anywhere. Why is there not buses connecting to different parts of the city without having to go downtown? Bellevue and the whole city need excellent mass transit.
Gina - 7 years ago
Yes to the train. I would go downtown more if the Star would extend it's hours and days. I live in Mt Juliet and talk myself out of going downtown with driving and paying to park.
Eddie - 7 years ago
Add a third contingency: If it were clean. I have used city buses several times; each one smelled like an outhouse on a summer's day. Public transit is convenient; it is available; it is also (at the moment) disgusting.
Michelle - 7 years ago
I currently ride the Star and a shuttle bus to work from MJ. I love my train and believe if the times were extended more people would use the system along with new trains from other areas. It would be a wonderful addition to Nashville.
Nik - 7 years ago
Depends what kind of mass transit. A train potentially but bus - no.
I ride the bus intermittently. It is consistently late in the afternoon. The bus is uncomfortable. Uncomfortable seats and lack of shock absorbers has me bouncing around. The hours are inconvenient to the extent that rising the bus adds an hour to my daily commute. Customer service is poor. The Music City Central station is bedlam when school is in session with no adults taking an interest in the kids. Some of those kids are as young as fifth grade and are riding the bus unaccompanied. When they get on the bus the noise level is unbelievable. I know a lot of people who only ride the bus in the summer because of the noise and chaos. Want more riders? Offer more convenient times and a more comfortable environment.
Growth is happening to Nashville like as not. You can manage it well with public transit, updated infrastructure & affordable housing or let it become a disaster. This is what freedom looks like.
Yes I would ride it! I use to ride public transit every day in Cleveland, OH--and yes I had a kid...and when she got sick I hopped on one of the buses that was running at least every hour during certain times & every 15 mins during rush hour times & the bus stopped right in front of the daycare she was attended. It actually would have taken me longer to pick her up due to having to take all the carpool peeps home cuz that's the only way most could afford a parking spot. I live on the same street less than ten miles away from my job, my kid's daycare is on the same street, but there is no bus running straight out there or even half the way--and it is one of the most highly traffic roads in the city. I would have killed to have had that convience in Cleveland! People work in places other than downtown & are out and about past 8pm, but you would never know it looking at the transit schedules...
Well geez let me let you all in on something concerning Nashville and surrounding counties; despite politicians and big businesses eagerly anticipating and ushering you transients… I mean transplants and wayfarers into our little metropolis, the honest truth is, you are NOT wanted. Your politics are NOT wanted, your inabilities to drive are NOT wanted, your congestion of our roadways, sidewalks and greenways is NOT wanted.
True native Nashvillians have been uprooted and forced out of areas and living situations that they and their families minded successfully for generations; young and old, rich and poor, black and white all alike have experienced this.
The reason Davidson County and the surrounding counties are popular for you transient types is because of the geniality and genuineness of the people that have made this area what it was for decades and centuries. However, the only things that your influx brings with you is butt-backwards and naïve ways and at every possible instance you want the city and surrounding areas to conform to your needs and desires without regard to how it affects or destabilizes a culture or societal make up which made the area so attractive to you in the first place.
In every instance, in this country, where the younger and more naïve minded people flock to areas to settle in, they inevitably bring their baggage and stupidity with them and wind up turning their new settlements into just another version of the types of places they ran from. Examples of this same scenario can be seen from northern California, Washington state, Colorado and Vermont among others.
Bigger is almost never better when it concerns anything, particular a metropolis and definitely not government. If you need mass transit, go live in areas that already have it. If you need more regulations and governance, go live somewhere that already has those…
WHATEVER YOU DO, STOP YOUR UNWANTED URBANIZATION OF THE GREATER NASHVILLE AREA.
GO HOME.
I have lived in cities where subways and good bus service was available. I cannot believe Nashville does not offer this. I have always ridden the bus to Vanderbilt to work but it amazes me you have to go into downtown to get anywhere. Why is there not buses connecting to different parts of the city without having to go downtown? Bellevue and the whole city need excellent mass transit.
Yes to the train. I would go downtown more if the Star would extend it's hours and days. I live in Mt Juliet and talk myself out of going downtown with driving and paying to park.
Add a third contingency: If it were clean. I have used city buses several times; each one smelled like an outhouse on a summer's day. Public transit is convenient; it is available; it is also (at the moment) disgusting.
I currently ride the Star and a shuttle bus to work from MJ. I love my train and believe if the times were extended more people would use the system along with new trains from other areas. It would be a wonderful addition to Nashville.
Depends what kind of mass transit. A train potentially but bus - no.