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Posted: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 2:15 pm

In celebration of Earth Day and its third anniversary of operations, ROVER, the City of Murfreesboro’s bus system, is offering free bus rides Thursday, April 22.

“We encourage everybody in Murfreesboro to come out and ride ROVER Thursday, April 22,” said City of Murfreesboro Transportation Director Dana Richardson. “We want people to experience the safe, clean, convenient transportation of our green ROVER buses. Even Murfreesboro citizens who use their cars most of the time can save gas, save energy and reduce emissions by riding transit for certain trips or perhaps trying ROVER one day a week.”   All ROVER buses are wheelchair-accessible and have bike racks.

“In addition to our customers who use ROVER for all of their transportation needs, we have customers who enjoy riding ROVER part of the time. Some ride their bikes to a ROVER bus stop, put their bike on ROVER’s bike rack, and ride the bus to a stop close to their destinations, finishing their trip by bike. This time of year, when the weather is usually nice, it’s good exercise to combine ROVER with bike riding to get where you need to go.”

Visit murfreesborotn.gov or call (615) 21-ROVER (217-6837) for ROVER bus schedules. Riders can catch the bus at a ROVER stop or come to the downtown Transit Hub at the corner of Walnut and Burton in downtown Murfreesboro to catch a ROVER bus. Buses stop at the downtown Transit Hub to pick up and transfer riders approximately every half hour and hour. ROVER operates eight routes throughout Murfreesboro Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Adult one-way fares are $1 per trip; most other fares are $.50 per trip (children, disabled individuals and older adults). Transfers are free. Bus tickets are available at Murfreesboro City Hall or riders can pay by providing exact change ($1 for each one-way trip) to each ROVER bus driver.

“Public transportation saves gas, wear and tear on your car, helps keep the air cleaner by reducing emissions, and saves money,” Richardson added.

How to Ride Rover:
First, review the System Map to learn where the routes go (in the Rover RideGuide Schedule or at www.murfreesborotn.gov).

Second, determine the routes that run closest to where you are coming from, and where you are going (your origination and destination points).

Third, identify and review the route closest to your destination.

Fourth, locate the time on that route closest to the time you need to be at your destination.

Fifth, “backtrack” your planning to allow time for possible transfer at the downtown Transit Hub and to determine what time you need to catch the bus.

Rover Reminders:
•    All routes originate and transfer at the Rover downtown Transit Hub at the northeast corner of Walnut and Burton.

•    Rover buses run Monday through Friday, five days a week, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.

•    Wait for the bus at the bus stop.

•    Rover bus drivers try very hard to stay on schedule, so please get to your stop a few minutes early to make sure you don’t miss the bus.

•    Check to be sure you are getting on the right bus before you board. Each bus shows its destination and route number above the front windshield.

•    Every Rover bus has a bike rack.

•    Every Rover bus is wheelchair-accessible.

Tagged under Green, Rover

Member Opinions:

By: tengun on 4/14/10
It is about time that someone spoke up for transit again. It used to be in the news all of the time and then all of a sudden it just went away. I thought the city was going to let transit fade away.

By: Vboowland on 4/15/10
Yea Rover!!!!

By: Farmall on 4/15/10
Earth day ought to be an embarrassment to Rover. They choose not to use electric vehicles.