MTA Board Approves Charlotte Pike BRT Lite Service

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lite service on Charlotte Pike has been approved by the Nashville MTA Board as part of the agency’s biannual system improvements to its transportation network.    

Charlotte Pike is the third major corridor in Nashville to have this service, joining Gallatin Pike and Murfreesboro Pike.  BRT lite service on Charlotte Pike will offer limited stops traveling between Music City Central in downtown to the Charlotte Walmart located off River Road.   This also will improve connectivity on one of the highest ridership routes in the Nashville area.  

Another improvement includes the addition of Sunday service on the free Music City Circuit on both the Blue and Green routes. On Sundays, service will begin at 11 a.m. and will end at 11 p.m., which is the same as the existing Saturday service on those routes.  

Effective March 29, several other MTA bus schedules will also change due to service adjustments. Additional system changes include improving midday service frequency on routes 6 Lebanon Pike, 8 8th Avenue, and 9 MetroCenter.  Route 37X Tusculum/McMurray Express also will have its afternoon routing reversed to go out I-65 instead of I-24.