{"id":23425,"date":"2016-11-03T20:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T01:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=23425"},"modified":"2016-11-03T16:32:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T21:32:26","slug":"cts-offers-free-rides-on-election-day-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/11\/03\/cts-offers-free-rides-on-election-day-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"CTS offers free rides on Election Day, Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em><strong>Bus system aims to honor veterans, help voters reach polls<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-59135\" title=\"Clarksville Transit System - CTS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Clarksville-Transit-System.png\" alt=\"Clarksville Transit System - CTS\" width=\"220\" height=\"126\" \/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Clarksville Transit System will offer free bus rides to all passengers on Election Day, November 8th, and again on Veterans Day, November 11th.<\/p>\n<p>Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan and Art Bing, Clarksville Transportation Director, announced on Thursday the plan for the free rides as a way to focus attention on voting and to honor military veterans.<\/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\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ctsbus-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"A Clarksville Transit System Bus\" 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 want to help citizens carry out their civic duty to vote on Election Day, so these free rides should help people find convenient and safe transportation to their polling places next Tuesday,\u201d Mayor McMillan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, we\u2019ll join in the Veterans Parade and other events to honor veterans,\u201d the Mayor said. \u201cBut we think offering these free rides on November 11th will be a good way to show honor and respect to all the military veterans and their family members, who are such a big and important part of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A full listing of CTS routes and schedules is available online at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\" >www.cityofclarksville.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important that everyone takes the time to get out and vote, and I know this will help,\u201d Bing said. \u201cIt\u2019s also important to me to thank all veterans for their service to our country.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus system aims to honor veterans, help voters reach polls Clarksville, TN &#8211; Clarksville Transit System will offer free bus rides to all passengers on Election Day, November 8th, and again on Veterans Day, November 11th. 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