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On July 26, 1990, President George H. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities. This legislation established a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. The ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing […]

Every few years, most southeast Michigan voters have a chance to renew their support for SMART bus service by voting on the small millage that funds SMART service.  That chance is now. Maintain current SMART bus service:  Vote in the August 3 election! Learn more about SMART and the millage election at CitizensForASMARTFuture.com. Then help

The Center for Michigan hosted community conversations and town hall meetings with 10,000 residents from Escanaba to Detroit and summarized those findings in Michigan’s Defining Moment: 10,000 Voices. They recently published an analysis of the gubernatorial candidate’s take on issues beyond job creation and found interest in transit to be lacking: "Michigan citizens want to

National update from our friends at Transportation for America: Today’s news brings great hope that the leak in the Gulf of Mexico is finally capped. But our work is far from done. We still haven’t addressed the root cause behind the spill – the fact that our transportation system consumes 70% of the oil we

Note – The SMART millage renewal will be on the ballot in all areas currently covered by SMART service.  This includes all of Macomb County along with southeast Oakland County, Downriver, the Grosse Pointes, and parts of western Wayne County.  SMART serves 75 communities in southeast Michigan.