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Student Rider Guide 2017-2018 Effective July 2017 the Right Way to Go the right way to go STUDENT RIDER GUIDE 2017-2018 Effective July 2017 the right way to go the right way to go My ride to school Find your route to school by using the handy guide on page 3. Keep track of your routes here. the right way to go 1 GETTING to SCHOOL StrIDe PROGRAM The Nashville MTA bus system is a In partnership with the Mayor’s great way to get to and from school. Office, Metro Council, and Metro Most routes can even accommodate Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), the after-school activities, so getting a Nashville MTA offers a unique ride home after practice is no longer program that helps students get to a problem. And, MTA makes riding and from school and other activities the bus safe and comfortable. Our via an MTA bus. friendly drivers are happy to help by answering whatever questions you All MNPS students, including charter may have. high schoool students, enrolled in grades 9 through 12 are able to ride YOUTH FARES MTA buses at no cost. Students in Youth fares (for riders age 19 and grades 5 through 8 who attend an younger) are $1.00. If you are out-of-zone school where they have paying, please tell the driver you no yellow bus service are eligible need the youth fare when you get on to participate in the StrIDe program the bus or use an All-Day, 7-Day or with parental permission. Charter 31-Day Quest Youth Pass. middle schools are not included in the program. This transit partnership WHERE to BUY PASSES works in tandem with regular MNPS bus transportation. l Music City Central (MCC) 400 Charlotte Avenue Each eligible student’s MNPS ID card l By Mail: MTA, 430 Myatt Drive, serves as their school ID card, library Nashville, TN 37115 card and bus pass. It is programmed l Online: NashvilleMTA.org to work on the fare boxes on all the MTA buses. Students should place Cash, checks, money orders and credit/debit cards their ID above the bull’s-eye located are accepted to purchase on the fare box fare media. and wait for the box to beep. This sound indicates that the card has been recognized, and the student will be allowed to board. the right way to go A new school ID card will be issued at the start of each school year and is non-transferrable. It is valid for bus James Smith rides on MTA buses in Davidson 7-Day(I.D. may Youth be requested) Pass Customer Signature County only. Students will be issued Jennifer Bailey student ID cards at their respective non-refundable – non-transferable INSERT schools. There is a charge to replace the card that will be collected by the school. the right way to go 1 HOW to PLAN YOUR TRIP to SCHOOL The best way to plan your route is to work backward from the time you need to get to school — that way, you’ll never be late! l Use the school listings on pages l Using the bus schedule for your 7-14 to determine the route that home route, find the timepoints serves your school. Using the bus for Weekdays to Downtown. On schedule for your school route, the route schedule, look at the far find the timepoints for Weekdays right column and find the departure from Downtown. On the route time for your connection to school. schedule, find the stop closest to Move up the column to a time that your school and follow the column will get you downtown in plenty of down to the time you need to time to make your connection. arrive at school. Write the route Note this arrival time under MY and arrival time under MY CONNECTION on the inside covers. SCHOOL on the inside covers. l From your connection arrival time, l From your arrival time on the route follow the row to the far left to schedule, move to the far left to find the time the bus leaves your find the time the bus leaves home bus stop. Write this departure downtown’s Music City Central time under MY HOME on the (MCC) in order to get to your inside covers. stop. Write this departure time under MY CONNECTION on the Work backward to get inside covers. home from school. Be l Use the Area Bus Routes list on sure you are looking at page 6 to determine the routes the schedule for the that serve your area of town. Using buses heading in the right the map on the bus schedule for direction! Make your notes each route, find the most convenient for your return ride on the stop for you. Write the route back inside cover. number under MY HOME on the inside covers. 2 the right way to go 3 HOW to READ a SCHEDULE MTA and RTA offer 57 bus routes Saturdays, and Sundays/holidays) serving the Middle Tennessee area. and direction of travel (to downtown/ Routes are designated by a route from downtown). Timepoints are number and destination. Maps and read in columns and rows. To find schedules for each route are available the estimated times a bus stops at MTA displays around town, online at a particular spot, read down at NashvilleMTA.org or by calling the column for the location. To Customer Care at 615-862-5950. determine the times that a particular bus will stop at other stops, read All bus schedules have a map of across the row (left to right). This the route and a list of timepoints is how you determine the time you the bus runs along the route. need to get on a bus to get to where Timepoints are organized by day you are going on time. (times are different for weekdays, Day Direction of Travel Bus stops along the WEEKDAYS to Downtown route. Greenfi eld/ Piedmont Rosebank Porter & Shelby & Music City Kroger & Stratford & Riverside Greenwood 19th Central 6 5 4 3 2 1 Timepoint #4562 #1770 #1822 #5086 #103 5:00 5:04 5:10 5:17 5:35 5:35 5:39 5:45 5:52 6:10 Bus stop 5:58 6:05 6:12 6:30 6:10 6:14 6:20 6:27 6:45 number 6:32 6:40 6:47 7:08 6:44 6:49 6:56 7:04 7:25 7:12 7:20 7:27 7:48 Read Read 7:30 7:35 7:42 7:50 8:11 across 7:55 8:03 8:10 8:31 down the 8:10 8:15 8:22 8:30 8:51 the row 8:30 8:38 8:45 9:06 to find column 8:50 8:55 9:02 9:10 9:31 9:20 9:28 9:35 9:56 what to see the 9:40 9:45 9:52 10:00 10:17 10:10 10:18 10:25 10:42 time times the 10:30 10:35 10:42 10:50 11:07 your bus 11:00 11:08 11:15 11:32 bus stops 11:20 11:25 11:32 11:40 11:57 stops 11:50 11:58 12:05 12:22 at other at your 12:10 12:15 12:22 12:30 12:47 12:40 12:48 12:55 1:12 locations. location. 1:00 1:05 1:12 1:20 1:37 If a symbol or letter appears next to a time, check the route schedule notes for more information. 2 the right way to go 3 FINDING GETTING YOUR BUS and ON the BUS STOP BUS Blue-and-white MTA bus stop signs, Enter the bus bus shelters or benches identify through the door bus stops. You must be at the bus nearest the driver. Please stop on time so you won’t miss the wait for others to leave before bus. The bus schedule will let you entering the bus. Please remain know what time to expect the bus. behind the standing line while riding (Running a little late? Check your bus the bus. schedule—another bus will Find a seat promptly and place your probably be along soon.) book bag and other belongings on Look for the route name and your lap instead of taking an extra number on the bus front and side seat. Please avoid sitting on the displays. Make sure you are floor, steps, etc., and follow the getting on the correct bus! If you have direction of the driver. His or her job any questions about where the bus is to make sure you arrive safely! is going, ask the driver. Please behave in a safe, courteous manner at all times. No loud noises, horseplay or inappropriate behavior Stand away is permitted, and please place trash from the road in specified containers. to avoid traffic. Be respectful of other riders. No need to crowd to get Stay in well-lit areas. on the bus first... I need my space, man. Wait until the bus comes there’s plenty of to a complete stop before room for everyone! lining up to climb aboard. 4 the right way to go 5 EXITING the TRANSFERRING BUS FROM ONE BUS It is important that you remain to ANOTHER alert while riding the bus. It is your Most of the buses travel to the main responsibility to get off the bus at transfer station, Music City Central your stop. If you are not sure where (MCC), which is located at 400 to get off, ask the driver as you get Charlotte Avenue.
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