Who says summer is the slow season? There are a bunch of great events coming up that you may be interested in:
- Bus Rapid Transit Workshop – this Thursday, July 19, 2-4pm
- At the Coleman A Young Municipal Center 13th floor auditorium
- Hosted by Mayor Bing, presentations by the National Bus Rapid Transit Institute, the Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority, and the Federal Transit Administration
- Detroit Neighborhood Forum:
Meet the Candidates
- Initiated by Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning, co-hosted by TRU and many other community groups
- All Detroit voters encouraged to attend!
- Three events, doors open at 6pm for each event, program from 6:30-8:30pm
- Tuesday, July 24 at Serbian Hall, 19940 Van Dyke, Detroit
- Thursday, July 26 at Wayne County Community College, 1001 West Fort, Detroit
- Monday, July 30 at Northwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyer, Detroit
- Details at 313-259-4407 or [email protected]
- Strong Regions: Successfully Completing for Federal Transportation Funding in the 21st Century
- A workshop on financing transit projects in a post-earmark era, featuring Deputy Secretary of Transportation John Porcari
- Wednesday, August 15 from 9am-3pm
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- at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Ave in Dearborn
- Especially for transit planners and policy makers
- RSVP and get more info at 202-955-5543×224 or [email protected]
- Public Meetings to Drive Michigan’s Transportation Future: Revising 2035 MI Transportation Plan
- Give feedback on the draft long-range plan, available at www.Michigan.gov/slrp beginning Aug. 1
- Everyone urged to attend one and have your say!!
- Multiple events – all open houses from 5-7pm with brief presentations at 5:15 and 6:15pm
- Thursday, August 16, Summit on the Park, 46000 Summit Parkway, Canton
- Thursday, August 16, at the MDOT Trasportation Service Center, 1060 W. Fort St in Detroit
- Wednesday, August 22, at the Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave.