Bus transit ‘not fun', novice riders find
Houston High School junior Jude Downing (second from left) along with several of his Houston High classmates talk about their experience riding a MATA bus from Germantown to Downtown on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021 at I AM MAN Plaza. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Five Houston High juniors scheduled a ‘Bus Day’ and traveled across the city on MATA buses to learn what it’s like for those who rely on public transportation every day.
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