The Michigan legislature passed a major package of bills to fund transportation and more, including $112 million for transit!
However, for the funding to be enacted, Michigan voters must decide in May 2015 to raise Michigan’s sales tax to 7% from its current 6%.
Thank you so much if you were one of the thousands of people who called, emailed, and visited your legislators to urge their support for transit!!
A Significant Win on Transit Funding! Read More »
Southeast Michigan has a recommended plan for how to build rapid transit on the full 27 mile length of Woodward Avenue! If built, this Bus-Rapid Transit would provide frequent, attractive service to many major destinations along this essential corridor.
Although much of the proposed Woodward BRT follows best-practices of running in dedicated lanes, as currently proposed, the BRT would move off Woodward through midtown Detroit and potentially sharing traffic lanes on Cass and John R instead.
The RTA’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) recommends “a Mainline / All-Woodward alignment between Grand Boulevard and Grand Circus Park, running in a dedicated facility.”
RTA CAC Recommends Changes in Woodward Rapid Transit Read More »
A huge thank you to Michael Ford and to everyone who came to TRU’s fall meeting November 10 to see him!
It was a great opportunity to hear about Michael’s goals and plans as well as to catch up with old friends and to make new ones.
Great TRU Fall Meeting featuring RTA CEO Michael Ford Read More »
A new national report identifies state plans to widen I-94 through Detroit as one of 11 examples of wasteful highway spending based on its outdated assumptions. The study finds that the $2.7 billion project is based upon old forecasts of traffic trends that have proven badly in error and calls for the state to reconsider the widening and reprioritize scarce transportation dollars elsewhere.
Numerous local stakeholders have spoken out in opposition to the widening project and continue to urge MDOT to drastically scale back the project to acknowledge decreased driving and better support local community needs.
New report shows I-94 widening not supported by data Read More »
Construction is currently underway for Michigan’s first streetcar in sixty years!
The M-1 Rail streetcar project, once completed in 2016, will provide modern electric streetcar service every 8-12 minutes between downtown Detroit and the New Center area.
While construction creates a bit of a headache, the M-1 Rail team is doing everything they can do speed construction and minimize disruptions.
M-1 Rail Streetcar Under Construction Read More »
