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 […]
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The Woodward light rail project is officially dead
Posted in Detroit, Rail Also tagged busses, Dave Bing, Emergency Financial Manager, light rail, mass transit, Megan Owens, Ray LaHood, Rick Snyder, Woodward 19 Comments
If you support rail in Michigan, pick up the phone Tuesday morning and make a call
Tomorrow, Michigan proponents for rail, like myself, are being encouraged to pick up their phones and call Michigan Senate Majority Leader Michael Bishop, urging him to call a vote on the $35 million in matching funds necessary if we’re to claim the $161 million federal rail grant we recently became eligible for. Here, with the […]
Posted in Michigan, Rail, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ann Arbor - Detroit rail, call to action, Connecting the Midwest, Detroit - Chicago rail, DetroitTransit, Federal Rail Administration, funding match, HB 6484, high-speed rail, Kalamazoo, Liz Brater, mass transit, Michael Bishop, Michigan Senate, Michigan Suburbs Alliance, Millennial Mayors Congress, More Transit More Jobs, PIRG, Rail, regional funding of mass transportation, Richard Murphy, State Building Authority, TEN, transportation funding, TRU, Wayne Schmidt 15 Comments