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More DDOT Cuts!?!?!

It’s deja vu all over again.  Before even getting new schedules printed from the last round of cuts, DDOT is planning even more service cuts!!  While no routes are proposed for elimination, the wait times between many buses will double!! Here’s the word from DDOT:    The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) will hold morning and evening public hearings (same […]

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RTA at risk!

We need more and better bus service and real rapid transit. Every other big city has learned that effective regional transit requires an effective Regional Transit Authority (RTA). Right now, Michigan’s legislature is debating creating an RTA for southeast Michigan. SB 909, HB 5309 and their companion bills would establish a RTA for Macomb, Oakland,

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M-1 Woodward rail project still possible, analysis continues

According to the Detroit News: LaHood still optimistic about Woodward light-rail project   Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he is optimistic the M-1 Woodward Avenue light-rail project can still go forward, despite concerns raised by the federal government about the project’s feasibility.  LaHood told The Detroit News the city of Detroit has applied for a

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