It is with some shock and a great deal of anger that I report that Monday evening, the Troy City Council voted down the Troy Transit Center by 4-3, with Daniels, Fleming, Henderson and Tietz in opposition, and Campbell, McGinnis and Slater in favor. Our friends at the Troy Chamber are already assessing next steps […]

According to the Michigan Passenger Rail Station Community Benefits Study prepared for MDOT by Grand Valley State University in 2009: The construction of a (multi-modal) transit station provides not only the direct construction jobs but results in the creation of hundreds of spin off jobs for the local economy.  For example, construction costs of $10

Starting today: SMART no longer operates buses within Detroit, except rush hours (6-9am and 3-6pm); SMART eliminated 15 routes, including half their current downriver / western Wayne service; SMART layed off 123 employees; and SMART ended several Job Express and Shuttle services. The rest of SMART service has remained the same, including park-and-rides, most suburban

As you’ve probably heard, Troy has been offered an $8.4 million federal grant that will fund a new Multi-Modal Transportation Facility. This station will: better service both improved passenger rail and SMART buses, make Troy more attractive to businesses and residents, cost Troy almost nothing, and bring economic development and jobs.  A similar project in

Have you been wondering . . . What the heck is going on with Detroit area buses!?! Come to TRU’s winter meeting to find out: –          Why DDOT earned an F on TRU’s Report Card –          What Mayor Bing must do to improve DDOT –          What massive cuts SMART will be instituting –          How will