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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Request a Regional Transportation Authority from your state senate. h/t 2 women, 4 wheels

Text for bus wait time in Detroit

DDOT will now give bus ETA via test message! h/t 2 women, 4 wheels.

VIDEO: BATA Offers Free Public Transit at Film Festival | MI News 26

VIDEO: BATA Offers Free Public Transit at Film Festival | MI News 26: "The Bay Area Transportation Authority is providing free bus service at this year’s film festival. Busses are running every 15 minutes during this year’s festival, and offer transit to numerous locations around the city.. A group of film festival ambassadors are on-hand to help out festival-goers who are using public transportation."

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Holland, Michigan, free transit this Saturday

Saturday is Clean Air Action Day - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel: "Holland —
Saturday has been declared a Clean Air Action Day by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.

It has been listed as unhealthy for sensitive groups. Temperatures are expected in the low to mid-90s with high humidity and those who are sensitive to it should stay hydrated and limit strenuous activity outdoors.

With the mild winter and early heat there will likely be more action days this year, this the 22nd for the Grand rapids/Holland area. A total of eight were declared in 2011.

A DEQ Air Quality Division spokesman said in a previous interview with The Sentinel that West Michigan tends to see more because the chemicals in weather masses moving slowly over Lake Michigan will essentially cook from the reflection of the sun on the water.

To limit environmental impact on Clean Air Action Days, people could walk, bike or take public transportation instead of driving, not fuel vehicles or use gas-powered lawn equipment or charcoal lighter fluid.

The Macatawa Area Express Transit Authority offers free rides on its eight fixed route on Air Action Days."

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Under Pressure, Michigan Gov. Snyder Vetoes Voter Suppression Bills « Main Street

Thank you, #wiunion. Teabag governors are being forced to be sneakier.

Under Pressure, Michigan Gov. Snyder Vetoes Voter Suppression Bills « Main Street: "But it does mean that the voter suppression issue has been exposed and made public such that Snyder – a consummate politician – didn’t want to be associated with it. And even as we fight Snyder and hits allies for Michiganders’ right to bargain collectively and control their own local governments, the crack in the Republican front in the war on voting rights is a victory unto itself."