Once again, it has been awhile since my last post. Two reasons for my delay: life has gotten in the way, many life changes and events to adjust to, and I've been searching for a direction to take this blog. The latter reason I will elaborate on.

I started this blog to share with those not familiar with public transportation in Nashville more information, how simple it is to be car-less in a car-centered city. Then, somehow I became concerned with being a good spokesperson for MTA, feeling an obligation to present public transit in Nashville in only the most favorable light. I also felt like I needed to highlight any new or pertinent information about what's going on with public transit in Nashville. Needless to say, I've gotten a bit bored with that content, and there are other great sources for up to the minute information about what's happening in Nashville's transit world. My friends at Transit Now Nashville (TNN) do a great job at that, as does MTA via their own media outlets.

So recently I had the chance to refocus on why I started this blog in the first place. My epiphany came when talking to a MTA driver this past week. I was asking her why more people don't take advantage of riding the bus, especially on the particular route she had, there were no passengers on her bus at the time. She has been driving for MTA for quite awhile and remarked that she noticed that people in Nashville have a perception about the kind of people that ride the bus. She stated a fact that I've seen and heard several times myself: Most people in Nashville feel that only poor people or those 'down on their luck' take public transportation. I couldn't agree with her more! I've posted in the past how friends of mine are almost indignant at the fact that I would take the bus, as if somehow I am not in the category of those who would take public transportation. It was at that moment, talking to that driver that I realized the direction of this blog and what my message needs to be.

Hello Nashville: Professional, intelligent, productive citizens of our fair city chose to take public transportation and ride along with those who may have few other choices and we actually find riding the bus efficient, economical and enriching. I have numerous stories and experiences to share that will prove the previous statement to be true. Thanks for being patient while I remembered this blog's purpose. Please check back within this week to find out what folks on the bus are doing and talking about. You might be surprised who is riding the bus in Nashville.