Outraged Detroit bus riders to seek federal help on bus cuts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Outraged Detroit bus riders to seek federal help on bus cuts | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "Detroit transit riders outraged over huge bus cuts and Mayor Dave Bing's hiring of a private contractor to manage the city's troubled transportation department said Tuesday that they are fed up and will seek federal help in reversing the mayor's decisions."

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Public #transit is key to southeast Michigan economy

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Editorial: Move forward on transit with authority | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: "Nearly everyone agrees that functional transit -- in Detroit, in the suburbs, and between the two -- is key to building the local economy.

But politics -- and, specifically, the politics of race and poverty -- threaten to once again throw the plan into limbo."

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Bills creating regional transit authority introduced in Legislature | Crain's Detroit Business

Bills creating regional transit authority introduced in Legislature | Crain's Detroit Business: "The long-awaited bills that create a regional transit authority have been introduced in Lansing."

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