Our friends at Progress Michigan have set up a quick and easy way to tell your state representatives to support the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) – at http://ProgressMichigan.org/page/speakout/RegionalTransit. As you may know, an RTA would finally bring southeast Michigan together to create a modern regional transit system like every other major city has. This could […]

Our friends at Progress Michigan have set up a quick and easy way to tell your state representatives to support the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) – at http://ProgressMichigan.org/page/speakout/RegionalTransit. As you may know, an RTA would finally bring southeast Michigan together to create a modern regional transit system like every other major city has. This could

Several good transit articles in the last few days: Detroit Free Press (commentary by TRU): Build a more efficient transportation system "By investing in more and better public transit, revitalizing cities, and truly embracing transportation alternatives, we could dramatically decrease our demand on oil from the deep waters off our shores, from countries that don’t

The American Public Health Association’s new publication addresses how our nation’s transportation system contributes to soaring health costs (.pdf) and impedes progress toward improving public health. The report points out that transportation policies can also have a transformative effect. The "Backgrounder" (.pdf) expands on the points made in the report and includes policy recommendations, such

Regional bickering is about to kill transit progress, yet again!! The legislature is debating a bill to create Regional Transit Authority – an agency to finally bring southeast Michigan together to make real progress improving public transit. This is absolutely critical, yet some Detroit and Oakland County officials are opposing it, refusing to share control