{"id":16819,"date":"2013-11-26T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T22:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=16819"},"modified":"2013-11-25T23:21:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T05:21:30","slug":"clarksville-transit-system-offers-free-fare-day-on-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2013\/11\/26\/clarksville-transit-system-offers-free-fare-day-on-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarksville Transit System offers Free Fare Day on Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-89838\" title=\"Clarksville Transit System\" alt=\"Clarksville Transit System\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Clarksville-Transit-System.gif\" width=\"225\" height=\"101\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; The Clarksville Transit System will be offering free fares for riders all day on November 29th, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Regional Transportation Authority, CTS will be joining with other transit providers throughout Middle Tennessee who will be offering free rides.<\/p>\n<p>Included in the program are the commuter buses from Clarksville to Nashville which will run as usual that day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_157692\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ctsbus.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157692\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157692\" title=\"A Clarksville Transit System Bus\" alt=\"A Clarksville Transit System Bus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ctsbus-480x320.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Clarksville Transit System Bus<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->\u201cWe know that a lot of people will have that day off from work,\u201d said Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan, \u201cand it\u2019s the first \u2018official\u2019 holiday shopping day. This is a great opportunity for people to be able to get around Clarksville, to Nashville and back during the day and even around Nashville as the Metro Transit Authority is also offering free rides on buses and the Music City Star train. Everyone can get where they need to go without having to worry about parking, traffic and wear and tear on their cars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach year, we budget for free fare days and we are happy to be able to offer this service along with other providers in the RTA system,\u201d said CTS Director Jimmy Smith. \u201cIt\u2019s a great opportunity to reward our loyal customers who ride with us every day. It\u2019s also a great way to introduce CTS to people who haven\u2019t tried our services yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Buses will be operating on their regular schedule. For information on routes, please log onto <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilletransit.org\" >www.clarksvilletransit.org<\/a> or call 931.553.2429.<\/p>\n<p>For information on RTA schedules, please call Customer Care at 615.862.5950 or visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nashvillemta.org\" >www.nashvillemta.org<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicitystar.org\" >www.musicitystar.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clarksville, TN &#8211; The Clarksville Transit System will be offering free fares for riders all day on November 29th, 2013. As part of the Regional Transportation Authority, CTS will be joining with other transit providers throughout Middle Tennessee who will be offering free rides. 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