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Franklin’s Fixed Route Service. TMA also provides the VanStar regional commuter vanpool program, which serves the Middle Tennessee region, including employers, property managers and commuters.
REGIONAL TRANSIT: EXISTING RTA FRANKLIN/ BRENTWOOD EXPRESS
The Regional Transportation Authority provides two express routes that serve the City of Franklin • Route 91X – Franklin/Nashville Express Commuter Bus Service Franklin Transit provides connecting local service to 91X • Route 95X – Spring Hill/Nashville Express Commuter Bus Service
EXISTING LAND USE
FIGURE 5.2: EXISTING RTA EXPRESS
A key component to transit success is its incorporation with land use and land use planning. Key land use principles discussed included: • Transit currently serves most of the City’s key activity centers --
The Factory
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Downtown Franklin
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The Williamson Medical Center and surrounding medical facilities including: Rolling Hills Hospital, Vanderbilt Children’s Clinic and numerous specialty surgical and medical facilities
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Parkway Commons
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Cool Springs Galleria
• Land use planning and approvals can better incorporate transit planning (such as the Westhaven development); a lack of planning has created developments that warrant but lack transit
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