Urge state Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville to schedule a vote on creation of a regional transit authority

Transportation Riders United urges us to urge state Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville to schedule a vote on creation of a regional transit authority, senate bills 909 and 911. This is a necessary first step toward workable mass transit options for the Detroit area. They've set up an online petition here.

LaHood to region: Get act together on transit | Crain's Detroit Business

LaHood to region: Get act together on transit | Crain's Detroit Business: "DETROIT (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he's ready to start funding a light rail passenger line and fast bus lines in the Detroit area if state and regional officials can finally work together on ending the metro area's status as the nation's largest without mass transit."

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Debate on #transit is splitting the 1%

Business leaders press Lansing to back metro transit authority | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com: "Eight major corporate and education leaders wrote the state Legislature's top two Republicans urging them to quickly pass legislation establishing a regional transit authority in Metro Detroit."

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