Thank you to everyone who has made phone calls and sent emails to their legislators over the past few days (and months!).  Yesterday, the legislature voted on several key transit bills, moving them forward: The critical Transportation Funding bills passed the House as "shell" bills, without any specific numbers, which means the debate continues for […]

We now have an official regional transit plan! This (Monday) afternoon, the Regional Transportation Coordinating Council (RTCC) voted unanimously to support the regional transit plan, with affirmative votes by Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrell, Macomb County Commission Chairman Bill Crouchman, Wayne County Executive Bob Ficano and Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson. Please send your thanks to

Michigan NOW and Model D report on transit efforts in Lansing: "By Christmas, Gov. Granholm is expected to sign a bill allowing a light rail project in Detroit. The city’s most prominent businessmen are ready to pay more than $100 million of their own to bring trains to Woodward Ave. They haven’t had a place

The Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association has proposed changing Michigan’s gas tax and increasing vehicle registration fees, an investment that would add a critical $1.5 billion into Michigan’s transportation network, including $150 million a year for public transit, while costing the average driver just 40-cents a day. While transit advocates rarely agree with MITA, we