I know I’ve mentioned this episode of the Saturday Six Pack before, but, I thought that I’d better post a more comprehensive tonight, seeing as how it deals with the regional transit master plan that we’ll all be voting on come Tuesday. For what it’s worth, I will be voting yes on the RTA initiative, […]
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The RTA’s regional transit master plan, Nick Tobier on the creation of temporary utopias, and the music of Chris Buhalis …on episode 46 of the Saturday Six Pack
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Michigan, Politics, Rail, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged AAATA, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Ambassador Program, Ann Arbor Tech Center, Ben Stupka, Big Car Town, bus rapid transit, Chris Buhalis, creativity, Gillian Ream Gainsay, Hillary Clinton, mass transit, Nick Tobier, Pete Larson, Peter Larson, public space, public transportation, Rail, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, RTA, trains, Transit Riders United, Utopia Toolbox: An Incitement to Radical Creativity 6 Comments
Discussing the prospect of Ann Arbor – Detroit rail, rummaging through the utopian toolbox with Nick Tobier, and hanging out with musician Chris Buhalis… on this weekend’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack
Guess what, America? The Saturday Six Pack, after a month-long hiatus… which, contrary to what you may have heard, was not imposed by the FCC… is going to be back on the air this weekend. So, if you’ve missed my sexy mumbling voice, punctuated by fits of intense coughing, you only have a few more […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Rail, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized Also tagged AAATA, Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, Big Car Town, Chris Buhalis, commuter rail, Gillian Ream, Gillian Ream Gainsley, Nick Tobier, Rail, rapid bus transit, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, trains, Transit Riders United, utopia, Utopia Toolbox: An Incitement to Radical Creativity 6 Comments
The Woodward light rail project is officially dead
The following clip comes from the Detroit Free Press: The ambitious plan for a light-rail line on Woodward Avenue between downtown Detroit and 8 Mile has been scrapped in favor of a system of city and suburban buses, several officials briefed on the decision told the Free Press today. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told […]
Posted in Detroit, Rail Also tagged busses, Dave Bing, Emergency Financial Manager, light rail, mass transit, Ray LaHood, Rick Snyder, Transportation Riders United, Woodward 19 Comments