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News Updates
Use the links below to read ongoing news and view videos about the East-West Connector.
April 17, 2013: The Tennessean — Webcast: Animal abuse legislation, East-West Connector and workers compensation
April 14, 2013: The Tennessean — East-West Connector should be next step to Nashville's urbanization
April 11, 2013: The Tennessean — Nashville bus rapid transit project receives Rockefeller grant
April 11, 2013: The City Paper — Dean, transit officials give update on East-West Connector, defend West End route
April 11, 2013: WSMV Channel 4 — Future Nashville rapid transit system dubbed 'The Amp'
April 11, 2013: The Tennessean — Dean's bus rapid transit project has new name: 'The Amp'
April 11, 2013: Nashville Post — For BRT, a proposed name and funding plan
April 11, 2013: Nashville Business Journal — Nashville's bus rapid transit system finally gets named
April 11, 2013: MTA Press Release — Consultants present phase 2 summary: preliminary engineering and design
April 10, 2013: Nashville Post — BRT campaign gets Rockefeller support
April 1, 2013: Inside Vandy — BRT for Music City: getting connected
March 31, 2013: The Tennessean — Nashville's time is now
March 9, 2013: The Tennessean — Nashville must make bus rapid transit work from the start
February 15, 2013: Nashville Business Journal — Proposed bus line expected to spur offices, condos, shops along route
February 11, 2013: WZTV FOX17 — Bus Rapid Transit Faces North Nashville Criticism
January 30, 2013: Building A Smarter Planet Blog — Big Data Helps Drive Transportation Improvements in Music City
January 30, 2013: Nashville Business Journal — IBM offers prescription for Nashville traffic congestion
January 10, 2013: Next City — A New Nashville Beyond the Convention Center
January 2013: Nashville Civic Design Center — Urban Infill Concepts along Nashville's East-West Connector Corridor
January 8, 2013: Elizabeth Gatlin Blog — Downtown Mass Transit Coming to Nashville
December 14, 2012: Nashville Business Journal — Tom Negri on what bus rapid transit would mean for some Nashville hotels
December 14, 2012: Nashville Business Journal — Nashville asks businesses to get on the bus
December 5, 2012: WZTV FOX17 — Special Report Bus Rapid Transit Part One / Part Two
November 13, 2012: The Tennessean — Transit plans drive economy
October 29, 2012: WPLN News — Cleveland Transit Chief Reassures Metro Leaders on BRT
October 27, 2012: The Tennessean — Branding, input called key to bus rapid transit
October 25, 2012: The Tennessean — Mass transit needed to compete, Mayor Dean says
October 24, 2012: The Tennessean — Transit growth reflects Metro's future
October 23, 2012: WKRN News 2 — Mayor hopes to receive funding to aid costs of East-West Connector
October 14, 2012: The Tennessean — Mass transit ridership increases, but experts say Nashville can do more
October 1, 2012: The Tennessean — West End project helps Nashville in many ways
September 30, 2012: The Tennessean — Corner Partnership proves to be among most savvy of Nashville's real estate players
September 28, 2012: The City Paper — Mayor's bus rapid transit plan veers away from Lower Broadway
September 28, 2012: The Tennessean — Nashville's bus rapid transit plan on winding road
September 15, 2012: The Tennessean — MTA fleet to include 4 electric buses
September 9, 2012: Music City Magazine — Joe Elvis interviews Jim McAteer & Bert Mathews
September 7, 2012: The Tennessean — East-West bus rapid transit plan faces delays
September 6, 2012: The City Paper — Metro no longer eyeing September deadline for bus rapid transit funds
September 6, 2012: Nashville Post — Plan B for federal BRT cash
September 6, 2012: The Tennessean — Nashville won't seek bus rapid transit funding in September
August 27, 2012: The City Paper — As mayor pushes BRT for Metro, a look at Cleveland and Eugene may shed light on system
August 2012: Governing — Bus Rapid Transit Gaining Traction Despite Concerns
July 23, 2012: The Tennessean — Nashville mass transit faces big roadblock - our love of cars
July 22, 2012: The City Paper — Pitch begins for Nashville's 'subway on wheels' while funding question remains unanswered
July 18, 2012: The Tennessean — Downtown Nashville residents weigh in on bus rapid transit
July 17, 2012: WSMV Channel 4 — Metro details propose $136M transit system
July 17, 2012: WTVF Channel 5 — Residents Learn About East-West Connector Transit Plan
VIDEO: The Tennessean — The Bus Rapid Transit Experience
July 12, 2012: WZTV FOX 17 — Debate Surrounds Bus Rapid Transit
July 12, 2012: The Tennessean — East, West Nashvillians split on bus rapid transit project
July 10, 2012: The Tennessean — Nashvillians speak out on bus rapid transit project
June 22, 2012: Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce — Business Participation Needed for East-West Connector Community Forums
June 15, 2012: The Tennessean — Here's what mass transit can do for you
June 11, 2012: The City Paper — Metro schedules community forums on proposed East-West Connector BRT
June 10, 2012: The Tennessean — For Nashville, is bus rapid transit ideal or idealistic?
June 10, 2012: The Tennessean — Bus Rapid Transit Special Section