Flutterby™! : TN slaps buses

http://www.wired.com/2014/04/tennessee-bans-bus-rapid-transit/

Better article:

http://utdailybeacon.com/news/...ation-faces-legislative-hurdles/

Tennessee State Senate approved Senate Bill 2243, a measure that forbade all metropolitan cities within the state from “constructing, maintaining or operating any bus rapid transit system using a separate lane," effectively stifling any plans to move forward with the AMP.

I'm not sure of the driving forces behind this, or how it will impact the bus system in Chattanooga, but this strikes me as strange. While not always, many bus systems sometimes use a separate lane for certain places, especially loading/unloading.