SMART, DDOT and hundreds of other transit agencies across the country are struggling with massive budget problems.   When transit agencies suspend service, hike rates, and lay off workers, the ability of millions of Americans to get where they need to go each day is threatened. In St. Louis, the signs are already up at […]

This week, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is releasing a report that might surprise you. It’s about jobs. This new study shows that investing in America’s public transportation systems provides jobs to the American workers who may need them the most. The research tells us that two out of three “green jobs” created by

A few months ago, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan underwrote a series of interactive workshops with urban revitalization specialist Ian Lockwood to encourage the consideration of urban design options for central and eastern Detroit and to build the capacity and knowledge of people involved in the process.  The common theme was to encourage discussion

A lot has been written about the collapse of the housing market. So now the question becomes: how can the market  pick back up and, more importantly, where? Experts have a pretty good idea of where it will NOT be. Michigan Now‘s Chris McCarus gets the low down.

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) urges Americans to go green on Earth Day and throughout the year. Commuting on public transportation can reduce an individual’s carbon footprint by 4,800 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year.  An individual switching to public transit can reduce his or her daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds; that’s