that rail generally leads to more growth than highways? According to an economist in the New York Times, "counties with access to a rail line in 1850 grew 20 percent more over the next 40 years. . . (while) a 10 percent increase in a metropolitan area’s stock of highways in 1980 caused a 2 […]
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The New York Times recently reported: "The United States can cut greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in half by 2050 with strategies ranging from cutting speed limits to imposing road pricing, according to a report released today by federal agencies and environmental and industry groups. . . Transportation accounts for roughly 28 percent of the
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Mayor Bing Threatens Huge Cuts to DDOT Buses, Eliminating Sunday Service As you’ve probably seen in the news in the last few days, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing has proposed major cuts to DDOT bus service, including: Eliminating Sunday bus service Eliminating bus service Saturdays after 6pm Eliminating routes 76-Hayes Limited and 78-Imperial Limited Reduce
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Support Businesses that Support Transit! This is a GREAT way to help support public transit, whether you’re a business owner or a client! Business owners know that TRANSIT EQUALS MONEY for Greater Detroit businesses. They’ve been signing on as supporters of TRU’s platform for better public transit. Here are the results of the first round
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The Ann Arbor Chronicle reports that the the Ann Arbor Transit Authority (AATA) Board met on Tuesday and welcomed their new CEO: "Board chair David Nacht publicly thanked interim director Dawn Gabay for her services over the last two years, describing it as a “thankless job” with a tough board that she had to work
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