The new Regional Transit Authority for metro Detroit just held its first meeting this April. But the Michigan Legislature is already considering two bills that would hobble the RTA before it even gets started.
HB 4637 – the RTA Opt-Out bill – would allow individual cities and counties to quit the RTA. This is the exact same policy that has stunted suburban Detroit’s SMART bus system, creating holes in the transit network. That’s no way to build an efficient transit system.
SB 265 – The General Motors Exemption Bill – The RTA can ask the region’s voters to decide on a vehicle registration fee to fund transit. SB 265 would exempt a manufacturer’s test vehicles, because GM doesn’t want to pay its fair share.
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Tell your legislators to oppose these
harmful bills!!
We’re all in this region together, and our transit system has to reflect that.