Congress has finalized the economic stimulus package and details are starting to come out: The most important news is the massive amount of money proposed for high-speed rail – $8 billion – and Amtrak funding – $1.3 billion. This represents the largest single expenditure on rail in United States history and promises a new day […]

President Obama was on the road to garner support for the economic stimulus package that passed the Senate early Tuesday morning. He was speaking today at a town hall forum in Ft. Myers, Florida, and near the end of his hour-long session, a city councilwoman asked him about transportation and infrastructure in the stimulus. Here’s

In Governor Granholm’s State of the State speech last night, she said: "Soon, I also will recommend long-term reforms to achieve affordable but stable funding for maintenance and repairs to our roads, bridges and transit systems." I don’t actually know what she means, but it’s good that she recognizes it as important!  Stay tuned!!

Thanks to the 150 people who came to our annual meeting and made it a great success!  If you weren’t able to attend, or would like to see the SEMCOG video or RTCC region plan presentation again, we’ve posted  Annual Meeting minutes online. 

DATE: Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 6:30 p.m. LOCATION: Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit ATTENDEES: One hundred-fifty four (154) people were in attendance, including 18 elected officials and media. PROGRAM: The event began with a video presentation created by SEMCOG called, “Get On Board,” which features regional political, business, and transit leaders explaining the importance of and