Final bus trip gives Columbia chance to reflect on transit

Tuesday, March 13, 2012 | 12:47 p.m. CDT; updated 6:10 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 13, 2012

CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. — The difference is like night and day. Of the three educational bus trips to Midwestern towns organized by Columbia city officials, the final installment, a visit to the home of the University of Illinois on Friday, was the most jaw-dropping.

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