Tag Archives: L. Brooks Patterson

Can the Regional Transit Authority plan for SE Michigan be salvaged?

By Mark | August 1, 2016

Several weeks ago, when I had Ben Stupka from the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) on the Saturday Six Pack, we talked at some length about why it was that his organization’s new regional transit master plan seemed to be advancing through the political process so smoothly, when the 20-some previous attempts to […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rail, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, BRT, bus rapid transit, Great Lakes Water Authority, Macomb County, Mark Hackel, mass transit, millage, Oakland County, racism, Rail, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, regionalism, RTA, Stephen Henderson, trains, Washtenaw County, Wayne County | 23 Comments

This is what I know about Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan Republican for Congress

By Mark | October 8, 2012

A few days ago, I told you about Kerry Bentivolio, the Republican candidate running to represent Michigan’s 11th congressional district in the House. As you may recall, Bentivolio, a self-described Tea Party activist, only came to be on the ticket when the incumbent, Thaddeus McCotter, was forced to drop out of the Republican primary after […]