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A recent report from one of the world’s top transit thinkers analyzed data from U.S. cities to investigate the incremental costs and benefits of high quality transit service (defined as service sufficiently convenient and comfortable to attract travel that would otherwise be by automobile). It indicates that high quality public transit typically requires about $268 […]

Without transit, Americans would be wasting an additional $13.7 billion a year on travel delay and fuel – on top of the $87 billion already being lost to congestion. Movement on our streets and highways would come to a standstill if the 10.7 billion trips taken on public transit were instead taken by personal vehicle.

A few years ago, leaders of some of Detroit’s top regional organizations came together to launch One D, a collaborative initiative to identify, monitor, and advocate change on the top regional challenges facing greater Detroit: Economic Prosperity, Educational Preparedness, Race Relations, Regional Transit, and Quality of life.  One D is lead by the CEOs of

Transit advocates everywhere were saddened to learn of the passing of Jack E. Schramm on February 24. His passion for documenting the transit history of southeast Michigan was legendary. Jack leaves us with a large archive of historical material now managed by his son, Ken Schramm, and nearly a dozen historical reference publications. Jack was

Tune in to WJR (AM 760) tonight at 7pm for a discussion on why transit matters to Michigan’s and Detroit’s future in the next part of "Michigan Prosperity Agenda." Hosted by Jeff Gerritt from the Free Press, it will features: Dan Gilmartin, CEO of the Michigan Municipal League, Oakland County developer Alan Kiriluk, University of