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Lots of Detroit Transit in the News

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It’s been a busy week for Detroit area transit:
– Wall Street Journal: Detroit’s Broken Buses Vex a Broke City
– Metro Times cover story: How Detroit ended up with the worst public transit
– metromode: Three Common Sense Solutions for Local Transit (That Metro Detroit Isn’t Doing)
– Detroit News: Detroit looking at options for bus service
– Detroit News: $6.3M dose of cold reality: Troy Transit Center sits empty amid dispute
– WDET news: Can Detroit use Mass Transit to Attract Big Business? Expert says Yes

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Counties Debate SMART Millage Increase, Potential New Service?

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SMART provides an essential service, connecting people to jobs, job training, doctors, and more. However SMART does not have the funding it needs to meet our community’s transportation needs. Between declining property values, declining state and federal support, and increasing costs, SMART has not been able to even maintain service levels, let alone provide the expanded service that riders and employers need.

For these reasons and more, TRU is urging County Commissioners to give voters a chance to support an increased SMART millage on the ballot this August.

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RTA Update: Legislature Rejects RTA Funding Request, But Pledges Future Funding

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State leaders found a backdoor way to provide the RTA the funding necessary to hire a new CEO and staff, who should be in place in early summer. The RTA Board is slowly proceeding toward updating the Regional Transit Plan and planning the first three rapid transit lines. The RTA’s progress is not exciting nor quick, but important and moving in the right direction.

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Tell the Michigan Legislature to Support the RTA!

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Southeast Michigan needs effective regional transit, which depends on an effective Regional Transit Authority. As the RTA prepare to put a plan before voters for sustainable funding, the RTA needs state investment.

The Governor supports and the Senate passed $2 million in start-up funds but the Michigan House committee stripped those funds.

Please take action now: Thank the Senate and urge the leadership to support RTA start-up funding!

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