MI: Metro Detroit Leaders Debate Vision for Regional Public Transit Plan

    Feb. 13, 2018
    A group of metro Detroit officials say they are not giving up on a vision for a regional transit service across four counties, although it's not clear if the issue will appear on this year's election ballots.

    Source MLive

    DETROIT - A group of metro Detroit officials say they are not giving up on a vision for a regional transit service across four counties, although it's not clear if the issue will appear on this year's election ballots.

    The Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan asked voters to support a $4.6 billion millage proposal on the November 2016 ballot to boost public transportation in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw counties, but the millage was rejected by 18,000 out of 1.8 million votes cast.

    "When it comes to regional transportation, we just can't seem to cross that finish line. And the longer we take to accomplish this very necessary objective, the farther we will continue to fall behind other highly-populated regions," according to a Monday, Feb. 12, statement from Paul Hillegonds, chairman of RTA and Carmine Palombo, lead staff.

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