On November 5th, 2024, Choose How You Move Nashville, a transit plan developed by the city of Nashville to address growing mobility challenges and improve transit infrastructure, was passed by public referendum. I supported it. Not long after, when I was defending the .5% sales tax increase for Davidson County, it was pointed out to me that I had never been on a public bus in Nashville. I immediately decided to rectify the matter.
Prior to the vote, I had learned that on Titans home games, the entire WeGo network in Nashville is free for all riders. So when I was invited to a Titans home game in December, it was the perfect opportunity. It was a fantastic experience. From the bus stop near my house to walking into the stadium was done in under 30 minutes. It opened my eyes to the convenience of using the bus to get downtown, which is notorious for hard-to-find or expensive parking.
Five months later, and I revel in the chance to ride my bike to the bus stop and catch a ride downtown. The flexibility of having a bike downtown, plus the opportunity to unwind on the bus ride, is almost meditative. However, with the summer heat looming, I am curious how it will be in the upcoming months.
