According to an article just published in Crain’s, it looks as though we should find out in a few days whether or not the Federal Rail Administration will be coming forward to invest $200 million in the Ann Arbor – Detroit commuter line that we’re all so anxious to see happen. Here’s a clip: …The […]
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Ann Arbor – Detroit passenger rail… Can Dingell deliver?
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Politics, Rail, Sustainability, Ypsilanti Also tagged American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, bailout, Big 3, Bill Clinton, Dearborn, Dingell, election, Federal Rail Administration, Michigan Department of Transportation, Rail, Rob Steele, SEMCOG, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, Ypsilanti train depot 33 Comments
At least one train stopped in Ypsi this year
A week or so ago, the President of Amtrak disembarked from a train in Depot Town and met with elected officials on the future of regional rail. I, sadly, wasn’t invited to participate, but Ypsi City Council member Pete Murdock just passed along the following letter, about the meeting, from Carmine Palombo, Director of Transportation […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Other, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amtrak, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, call to action, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow, Department of Transportation, high-speed rail, HSR, John Dingell, mass transit, Pete Murdock, Rail, SEMCOG, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, TIGER transportation grants 7 Comments
Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter rail line scaled back almost to the point of non-existence
Remember how Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm proclaimed that she’d be riding the Detroit-Ann Arbor commuter line by the end of her term this fall? Well, it looks as though that might not happen. Ypsi City Council member Pete Murdock just sent me a note, letting me know that the Detroit-Ann Arbor rail project has been […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, energy, Environment, Michigan, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Bill Shea, Depot Town, Detroit - Chicago rail, high-speed rail, Jennifer Granholm, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, Pete Murdock, Rail, Richard Murphy, SEMCOG, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, train platform, Ypsi/Arbor commute, Ypsilanti train depot 20 Comments