3 Tips to Make Getting Around Clarksville, TN Easier

by Janie Curtis

If you want to wind up living at the best apartment in Clarksville, TN, you've got to get the lay of the land first. After all, you'll be driving to work every day, and you'll want to go out at night, so you've got to know how to get around town.

These 3 tips can make getting around Clarksville a breeze:

1. Let someone else do the driving

If you hate dealing with other drivers -- or you simply don't want the added expense of owning a car -- that's OK. Clarksville Transit has you covered!

There are 10 different bus routes that travel around the Clarksville area, so you'll be able to get anywhere from Fort Campbell to the Gateway Medical Center. There's even a bus route that can take you all the way to Nashville! Best of all, most of the apartments in Clarksville, TN sit on the bus route, so this is a real option just about anywhere you sign a lease.

2. Take advantage of ALL the ways to get to Austin Peay State University

If you're one of the many college students that's about to call Clarksville home, you'll be happy to learn that getting to and from your classes won't be difficult -- no matter which side of town you live on!

If you'll be living in an apartment on the south side of Clarksville, you can take Madison Street north towards campus. If you'll be living on the northeast side of town, Wilma Rudolph Blvd turns into College Street -- which will lead you right onto campus. If you'll be living on the northwest side of town, Providence Blvd turn into 2nd Street -- which will take you directly towards the west side of campus. If you live in an apartment in the River District -- or simply want to take a scenic route on the way to class -- you can take the U.S. 41 Alt Bypass (also known as S. Riverside Drive).

With so many different options, you'll be hard-pressed to convince a professor that you were late because you were stuck in traffic!

3. Give yourself extra time during the school year

Clarksville is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country -- at least, when compared to other cities of a similar size. However, Clarksville's population makes an even bigger jump every August, when all of the college students return. So, if you start renting an apartment in Clarksville in June, you may be pleasantly surprised to see that the traffic isn't all that bad. Don't get used to that super-short commute, though! As soon as Austin Peay State University's nearly 10,000 students come back, you'll face a little more congestion out on the roads!