The controversial, $175 million Nashville bus rapid transit project will be up to the city's next mayor.
"Mayor Karl Dean told the Amp Citizens Advisory Committee Tuesday that his administration 'will not be seeking local or state funding for the [BRT] project this upcoming year,' effectively passing it on to the next mayor," reports Steven Hale.
According to Hale, the announcement "could easily be the end of the line for the project, if the apparent lack of consensus around its design and route, among other things, discourages any of the 2015 mayoral candidates from renewing the push for funding."
The candidates for Mayor Dean's office have indicated "tentative support at best" for the project.
FULL STORY: Dean will not ask for Amp funding next year
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