Department of Environment & Conservation
Robert Martineau, Commissioner

A new partnership between Vanderbilt University and the Metropolitan Transit Authority in Nashville is making travel to work more pleasant and less expensive for faculty and staff—and improving air quality at the same time.

"Take a Ride to Work on Vanderbilt" allows full- and part-time Vanderbilt employees to ride to and from work free of charge on MTA buses. Through a unique agreement with MTA and Vanderbilt, riding the bus is as simple as scanning the magnetic strip on an existing Vanderbilt identification card on the bus fare box. MTA collects rider data and provides a monthly invoice to Vanderbilt.

"This partnership supports two of Vanderbilt's key goals: giving back to the Nashville community and making unique and valuable benefits available to our employees," said Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee. "We encourage other area employers to join us in this effort to clear pollution in the air and congestion on the roads."