Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Tennessee Senate Passes Koch Brothers-Backed Ban on Bus Rapid Transit

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Despite the country’s recent transportation victories on bike share expansion and other mass transit investments, Tennessee seems to have taken a giant step backwards. Last week, the Tennessee Senate overwhelmingly voted to ban any kind of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) construction in the state. The ban was heavily backed by the wealthy Koch Brothers–who some may remember for their devastating oil spill in Texas last year–and seemed to have been specifically targeted at squashing the 7.1 mile AMP BRT project in Nashville.


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