What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
On this week's Daily Detroit Happy Hour with Sven Gustafson, we talk mass transit. A new plan called "Connect Southeast Michigan" has been put forth by Wayne County Executive Warren Evans (more here)... but does it even have a chance? Does any plan have a chance? The Daily Detroit team walked through some of the speech Evans gave to a Regional Transit Authority Board …
What is the state of Metro Detroit's transit system? Where do we go from here? Will there be a ballot proposal in 2018? What about universal fare cards? What improvements have been made? That was all covered at the Transit Riders United Annual Meeting which had a program about the State of Transit. There are a lot of questions around something that's pretty critical topic …
The ongoing saga of regional transit negotiations is like watching a friend tragically go after dating someone they really, really like - but the person that's the target of their affection just isn't interested. The reality is a four county transit solution isn't politically workable here. We should accept that and like Indianapolis, an Amazon top 20 city, move on. One …
There's a change at the top of The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) today. Michael Ford is out as head as CEO of the organization, with the board voting to terminate his $200,000 per year contract. The Board of Directors, according to a news release, appointed Tiffany J. Gunter Interim CEO upon the departure of Michael Ford. Mrs. Gunter will serve in …
I’ve spent the past couple days riding the new RefleX bus, a limited-stop, express bus service between the suburbs and downtown Detroit, and I’m here to tell you: The Duran Duran song by the same name totally keeps popping into my head. Also, the three-year pilot program is a welcome new transportation service. The RefleX (fle-fle-fle-fle-flex) is a new service from the …
The Mackinac Policy Conference is an important event where there are lots of people making business connections that drive the economy in our region. There are great speakers, fancy trappings, and lots of smiles and energy. It’s a curious event where you might meet the mayor of a nearby suburb riding a bike next to …
