Today was the first of many more 'Transit Training' classes to come. Thanks to University School of Nashville (USN) and the parent association's Evening Class program, we partnered with the Mayor's office, MTA and Transit Now Nashville to create a learning experience for about 15 Nashville residents. The class participants ranged from age 6 to 60 and were interested in learning more about transit options in Nashville. We had a blast!
After meeting at USN, Mayor Dean gave us an overview of the history, progress and future plans for public transit. He also spoke about this blog (nice) and the USN teacher whose poem was featured on the bus as part of the 'Poetry in Motion' April campaign. Freya Sachs actually read the group her featured poem and we all boarded the bus for our venture to the bus depot. There we were greeted by Judy Shelton, an MTA Travel Trainer who toured us around the Music City Central facility, answered our questions and gave us several printed materials to assist us in our travels.
From there, we took the bus to Farmer's Market where we had a marvelous lunch provided at a great discount by am@fm. We then boarded the local Blue Circuit bus to get back to the depot to catch the bus back to USN. The weather could not have been better, the class was informative and enjoyable, and the participants and sponsors were gracious and grateful. What a wonderful opportunity to learn and experience public transit in a group setting that is fun and less intimidating. Please keep an eye out for future posts announcing future Travel Training Camps. Happy Travels!
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It was a great day, and all participants appreciated the efforts of everyone! Jim Mathis
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