The Center for Michigan hosted community conversations and town hall meetings with 10,000 residents from Escanaba to Detroit and summarized those findings in Michigan’s Defining Moment: 10,000 Voices. They recently published an analysis of the gubernatorial candidate’s take on issues beyond job creation and found interest in transit to be lacking: "Michigan citizens want to […]

National update from our friends at Transportation for America: Today’s news brings great hope that the leak in the Gulf of Mexico is finally capped. But our work is far from done. We still haven’t addressed the root cause behind the spill – the fact that our transportation system consumes 70% of the oil we

Note – The SMART millage renewal will be on the ballot in all areas currently covered by SMART service.  This includes all of Macomb County along with southeast Oakland County, Downriver, the Grosse Pointes, and parts of western Wayne County.  SMART serves 75 communities in southeast Michigan. 

SEMCOG announced that Wednesday, July 7 is the first Ozone Action day of 2010. Several days of hot, humid weather, high temperatures, little wind, and little chance of rain have contributed to the high concentrations of ground-level ozone (aka smog) expected.  Elevated levels can be a health hazard, particularly for the elderly, the young, and

Quick question – how much have you heard about the SMART millage renewal? Have you seen newspaper articles or TV stories?  Have you gotten any mailings?  Are your friends talking about it? Take our quick poll and find out if your results are common! Then help us spread the word!  There are lots of ways