SEMCOG manages transportation funding and projects for the entire 7-county southeast Michigan area – a very important role, headed by Carmine Polumbo. Carmine has recently started a blog sharing his thoughts, ideas, and news on key transportation issues. His most recent notes the Farmington Hills City Council voting to remain in SMART:
"This is a huge win for both SMART and regional transit in general, but I don’t think SMART is out of danger just yet.
Transit is facing some important challenges in 2010, the results of which may go a long way in determining how effective transit is and how attractive it will be to local governments. . . ."
Previous blogs discuss:
- Carmine’s Christmas wish list
- Safe driving in the snow
- The "Bridge War"
- Support for a Regional Transit Authority
- More transportation funding, or not
- SEMCOG’s Direction 2035
- Blaming the legislature for lack of transportation funding
Check them out and share your thoughts with him!