CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – (CLARKSVILLENOW) Close to 50 city and county officials along with local citizens attended a public meeting Tuesday evening to find out more about a Clarksville Transit System (CTS) relocation feasibility study.
The meeting, held at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library, was the first of three sessions planned to look at the possibility of moving the CTS Transfer Center from its present location at 200 Legion Street.
A map of downtown was set up with the current location of the Transit Center with 19 possible locations pinpointed where the center could be relocated if the decision was made to move it. Those attending were also asked to mark a spot on the map where they felt would be a good location for the center.
Both Mayor Kim McMillan and Shawn Dikes, a consultant with WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff, emphasized that Tuesday’s open house and upcoming meetings are just to get input from the public to find out if there is a need or desire to move the transfer center.
Mayor McMillan talked about the study on the center. “The primary objective is for the convenience, safety, and need of the customers. There is a need for something other than what we have now. We just have to figure out the best and most economical way to get there,” said McMillan.
The Clarksville Transit System is celebrating 29 years of service to the city which began with six buses and has now grown to 17. The number of riders has also grown from around 200,000 a year to over 800,000 a year.
Dikes said the present Transfer Station, which was was built in 1992, is having difficulty handling the number of CTS worker and those members of the public who use the facility and ride the buses.
Everyone at the meeting was asked to fill out a questionnaire about the Clarksville Transfer Center Relocation Study. The questionnaire can also be found on the city’s website at www.cityofclarksville.com.
