The new Regional Transit Authority is coming together, slowly but surely. All of the RTA Board members have now been appointed: Representing Detroit: Lisa Franklin, president of Warriors on Wheels and champion of people with disabilities Representing Macomb County: Julie Gatti, President-Elect of the Macomb Bar Association and independant family lawyer Roy C. Rose, President of […]
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In June, SEMCOG’s General Assembly will adopt a long-range transportation vision defining how the region’s transportation system can support continued economic recovery, environmental health, community revitalization, and quality of life. The short-term funding priorities identified in that plan will be spelled out in the FY 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Together, these documents will guide
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In June, SEMCOG’s General Assembly will adopt a long-range transportation vision defining how the region’s transportation system can support continued economic recovery, environmental health, community revitalization, and quality of life. The short-term funding priorities identified in that plan will be spelled out in the FY 2014-2017 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Together, these documents will guide
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Check out this guest blog from TRU Director Megan Owens in metromode about the new RTA, our need for transit improvements, and how to pay for those improvements: “Transit improvement is not optional. It’s not a nice-to-have. It is absolutely essential. Greater Detroit has a great opportunity to dramatically improve our transit system with a
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As you’ve heard, a new streetcar is coming to downtown and midtown Detroit! It will be a 3.3-mile, fixed-rail, streetcar system running primarily along the sides of Woodward Avenue, with 11 or 12 stations from Larned Street in downtown to Chandler/ Delaware Street north of Grand Boulevard in New Center. MDOT and the Federal Transit Administration have completed an assessment
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