Connecting the dots… with transit

Transit talk is gearing up and growing legs – or, more appropriately, wheels. Planners in Washtenaw County held a town hall meeting on transit outlining a vision of connected dots. The issue is money of course. Their plan would require nearly $7 million more a year on top of what is currently available.

Transit is a hot topic around these parts recently. Numerous plans that are being bandied around southeast Michigan with a buzz that could parallels landing on the moon. Projects in the works are commuter connections between Ann Arbor and Detriot and Washtenaw County and Livingston County, as well as talk of a privately funded light-rail up Detroit’s spine – Woodward. Money, of course, is turning out to be the issue with all of them.

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Someday soon, Washtenaw County traffic planners would like to see transit connections between cities and villages, door-to-door service on demand throughout the county, expanded service in urban areas and more park-and-ride lots, among other projects.

Terri Blackmore, executive director of the Washtenaw Area Transport Study, outlined the county’s transit plan Monday (March 24) night during a “Transit Town Hall” meeting at Washtenaw Community College. About 80 people attended the meeting, hosted by Blackmore and Rep. Pam Byrnes, D-Lyndon Township.

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