By Kiersten Bushbaker and Joel Batterman Most people don’t think about rural and “exurban” areas when it comes to public transit. But transportation needs don’t disappear in lower-density communities, and rural transit is an important issue. Major increases in ridership at Oakland County’s rural transit agencies over the past few years show that “if you […]
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TRU is excited to welcome Calhoun County Transit Director Mallory Avis, Oakland Country Commissioner Brendan Johnson and Oakland County Transportation Program Manager Eli Cooper for our Transit Talk Tuesday focused on recent successes of countywide transit expansion. Learn how Oakland County has been successfully implementing countywide transit (approved by voters in 2022), as well as
In November 2022, Oakland County voters approved 10 years of funding for SMART and other local providers. With this county-wide system, new bus routes will be established starting this summer! At Wednesday, February 8th’s meeting of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ Finance Committee, Oakland County Deputy Executive Hilary Chambers presented the service expansion plans
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