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MDOT’s Draft Five Year Transportation Program should support transit more! The 2027-2031 Five Year Transportation Program (5YTP) outlines how MDOT will invest money over the next five years to support their goals in the MDOT 2050 Mobility Plan. This program is a detailed overview of the specific projects up in the next few years, including […]

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Jan 6 2023

Time for the State of Michigan to Invest in Great Transit!!

highway funding, Michigan Legislature, Michigan Senate, transit funding

Michigan leaders are currently deciding how to spend more than $10 billion in federal infrastructure investments and billions more in stimulus and other surpluses. That’s on top of the $5 billion the Michigan Department of Transportation spends every year. “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you

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Jul 23 2021

MDOT’s plan for 2045: More of the same?

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Michigan is facing a choice – a fork in the road: Will Michigan continue to spend billions on wider highways, despite the climate crisis, increasing road deaths, persistent inequity, and lots of people who don’t want to drive? Or will Michigan give more than just lip service to the virtues of transportation choices and finally

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