I’m very excited to announce that the Michigan Senate today passed the RTA bill package, with strong bi-partisan support!! 12 Republicans joined 11 Democrats in supporting the RTA bills, with support from all across the region and the state, including Detroit, Oakland County, west Michigan, and the UP. There is no doubt that all your […]
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In the new Report Card on DDOT bus service released today by TRU, DDOT earned a “D” grade for just 67% of buses arriving on time during a recent week of on-the-ground observations. It is outrageous that for riders working six days a week, DDOT would make them late twice every week – clearly unacceptable
New Report Card: DDOT Still Fails to Provide Adequate Bus Service Read More »
After Thanksgiving, the Michigan legislature will be back in session for just two weeks or so before ending for the year. Called the Lame Duck session, it could mean big progress for the RTA! As I’ve reported before, we’ve got a majority of the Michigan Senate committed to supporting the RTA once they finally get a
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Overwhelming support to maintain transit in suburban Grand Rapids!! Great work by our friends at Disability Advocates for Kent County and others in making the case! Grand Rapids Press reports: "Voters here resoundingly defeated a ballot proposal that would have seen the city withdraw from the Interurban Transit Partnership, which operates The Rapid bus system in
Pro-Transit Election Results across Michigan! Read More »
