Topic: Clarksville Transit System

CTS riders to see changes in fares, routes; Transportation Committee approval pending

By Turner McCullough Jr. | August 15, 2008 |

The City Council Transportation Committee will meet August 25 at at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room One Public Square, 4th Floor, to review adjustments made by CTS to the original budget including fare increases and route changes.

An August 11th Public hearing provided opportunity for give and take in confronting higher fuel costs and demands of public transportation needs. Citizens voiced their concerns and found sympathetic officials willing to hear them.

The Clarksville Transit System public hearing August 11 at the Public Library lwas a bright example of citizen outreach being given a receptive audience by public officials. The meeting was attended by about 50 CTS riders and supporters. Able-bodied and mobility-impaired alike were well represented in the attending gathering. «Read the rest of this article»

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CTS hears concerns about proposed route changes, fare hikes

By Christine Anne Piesyk | August 12, 2008 |

CTS presents fare structure with reinstated transfer system

When Clarksville Transit System Director Jimmy Smith presented the new route and rate structures to the public Monday evening at the Public Library, there were a few changes from the budget-balancing package approved several weeks ago by the City Council Transportation Committee, not the least of which was a controversial decision to eliminate transfers and replace that option with a second fare for the second length of all cross town trips.

CTS DIrector Jimmie Smith explains route changes that now service the new Gateway Health Center

Responding to public concern, Smith said the phone calls, letters and comments he and his staff have received all put the “transfer” issue at the top of the list, with respondents overwhelmingly calling for retention of the transfer system and voicing support for the system wide fare increase of 25 cents, which would raise the cost of a basic bus trip to $1.25. «Read the rest of this article»

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Transit System to stage mock accident drill

July 16, 2008 |

The Clarksville Transit System will hold a mock bus accident drill on Thursday, July 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m.   The drill will take place at the Clarksville Transit System Office located at 430 Boillin Lane.  The drill will prepare emergency responders to handle a bus crash involving multiple victims.

Many local agencies are participating in the mock bus accident drill.  They include:  Clarksville Fire and Rescue, EMA, EMS, Clarksville Police Department, Gateway Health Systems, Red Cross and Fort Campbell.

For additional information, please contact the Clarksville Transit System at 553-2430.

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