Agenda
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Ride WeGo Star
Riverfront Station to Donelson Station
Trains depart at 4:20 pm or 5:10 pm
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Networking/Tabling Opportunities
Party Fowl
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Speakers
Party Fowl
About this event
April is Transit Month. Come Celebrate with Us!
Join us by taking a FREE ride on the WeGo Star Train to Donelson Station on Friday, April 25, at 4:10 pm.
Hosted by the Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT), Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, Transit Now, WeGo Public Transit, Civic Design Center, Network for Sustainable Solutions, Nashville Connector, and Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT).
Speakers to be announced.
This event is free, but registration is required.
Ticket to Ride Schedule
Meet at the WeGo Riverfront Station at 4:10 pm or 5:00 pm on Friday, April 25
(108 1st Ave S. Nashville, TN 37201)
Take either the 4:20 pm or 5:10 pm train
Please arrive at 4:10 for the 4:20 train, and 5:00 for the 5:10 train
(108 1st Ave S. Nashville, TN 37201)
If you cannot meet for the train ride, you have multiple options using transit that may fit your schedule better! Use Route 6 Lebanon Pike inbound from Hermitage Station or outbound from WeGo Central (departs every twenty minutes) to meet at Donelson Station!
Arrive at Donelson Station and walk to Party Fowl Donelson
(2620 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, TN 37214)
Light appetizers provided.
Getting Back to Riverfront Station
Bus Route 6
Leave Donelson at either 6:38 or 7:38 pm and get off at the Hermitage Ave/Peabody St. WB Station - Walk .2 miles back to Riverfront Station
Commute with Enterprise has donated complimentary shuttle rides using their 15-passenger vanpool vans, which will also be available.
Getting to Riverfront Station
Parking
The station does not include parking facilities; however, space is incorporated into the facility to accommodate efficient connections between regional rail and WeGo Public Transit bus services.
You can also pay to park around lower Broadway.
Connecting Lines
Route 93 Star West End Shuttle directly serves Riverfront Station.
Buses for this route travel up Broadway to 21st Avenue to the Vanderbilt University area, then through the Belmont University area and back to Riverfront Station. If you are heading south, away from downtown, several bus routes are available on 4th Avenue.
Biking/Walking
Riverfront Station is located at the foot of Broadway, adjacent to the Flag Court and the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge.
It's also on the Cumberland River Greenway.
Electric bicycles are allowed on the WeGo Star and WeGo Buses (if lighter than 50 lbs.)
Ticket to Ride is a 501(c)(3) activity and is prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office. No candidates for office will be endorsed for their participation in the event.
Do you have a friend or family member who is transit curious? Invite them to come and receive an extra raffle ticket for a better chance of winning a prize!
**Once they have registered, please reach out to the Nashville Connector email below with their information to claim your extra raffle ticket.
Questions?
Contact the Nashville Connector by email at NashConnector@Nashville.gov or by phone at (615) – 862 – 7174.
(Registration closes by Wed. April 23rd at 11:59 pm)