This afternoon, Governor Snyder presented his special address on infrastructure and transportation, calling for greater investment in a truly multi-modal transportation system. Highlight’s include:
- "A sound and modern infrastructure is vital to attracting and retaining jobs. We need a multi-modal system that will serve the movements of a new, more urban, more tech-savvy, and more active generation."
- "We must continue to support transit, particularly in large urban areas like metropolitan Detroit and Grand Rapids. . . . Transit can support a growing population, reduce traffic congestion and attract a young, tech-savvy generation to help revitalize urban centers."
- "Safe, reliable, and efficient transit can be the mobility backbone that supports the economic revival of Michigan’s metropolitan areas by expanding labor markets for business and job opportunities for workers."
- "I propose a new Regional Transit Authority for southeast Michigan, one with the teeth and the commitment to coordinate existing bus services and permanent, dedicated regional funding to invest in rapid transit . . . which will establish rolling rapid transit along four critical routes including Gratiot, Woodward, Michigan Avenue and the M-59 corridor."