Dr. Ernest Rip Patton, Jr. North Nashville Transit Center officially opens

NASHVILLE – Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell and WeGo Public Transit officials along with lawmakers and invited guests officially opened the& Dr. Ernest Rip Patton, Jr. North Nashville Transit Center this morning with a ribbon cutting ceremony.The center provides riders with more connections, additional service, and better amenities, including& real-time bus arrival information,& QuickTicket vending machines, a waiting room, restrooms, Wi-Fi, and multiple bus bays to connect several routes across town. Future features include level bus boarding platforms on Clarksville Pike and bicycle storage for riders. The project is the next step in the overall effort to provide better bus service to neighborhoods across Nashville and decrease dependence on downtown connections.“When we make transit more accessible, more people ride,” Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell said. “This new transit center will connect Nashvillians in the area to countless job opportunities, and it will provide the convenience of new crosstown routes and more frequent service. That builds on Rip Patton’s indelible legacy that is engrained in our history thanks to his work as an organizer of sit-ins and as a Freedom Rider.”The center represents a total investment of $17 million and is in alignment with nMotion, the Middle Tennessee Region’s adopted 25-year integrated and...