Confusion over Atlanta ramp continues
ATLANTA — On April 2, two tour bus drivers made the same mistake a Bluffton University coach driver did two years ago, turning onto an exit ramp, thinking it was an HOV lane. For the full story, click here.
METRO Briefs
Confusion over Atlanta ramp continues. Transit only bridge model unveiled. NBC transit TV comes to N.Y.
April 8, 2009
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Transit only bridge model unveiled
PORTLAND, Ore. — The model for the Willamette River bridge -- the first non-vehicle, mass-transit-only bridge in the U.S. -- will be unveiled in Portland on April 9. For the full story, click here.
NBC transit TV comes to N.Y.
LOS ANGELES — NBC Everywhere has partnered with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JCDecaux North America to provide programming to PATH stations and trains. For the full story, click here.
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