rapid transit

Public transit backer says RTA plan doesn’t go far enough

Stateside Staff

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan’s new transportation plan needs money. On the November ballot, voters in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw…

Transportation & Infrastructure

How Woodward could get its Avenue back: It's not all about cars

Josh Hakala

The Next IdeaWe may be living in the 21st century, but the transportation infrastructure in Southeast Michigan is lagging way behind.The number of…

Commentary

Can our political system in Michigan be saved?

They used to say that the definition of chutzpah was the boy who killed his parents and then asked the court for mercy since he was an orphan. But that…

Politics & Government

This week in Michigan politics: public defense, challenge to right to work, rapid transit

Christina Shockley

This week in Michigan politics, Christina Shockley and Jack Lessenberry discuss the possibility of improving Michigan’s public defense system, and…

Transportation & Infrastructure

Southeast Michigan's Regional Transit Authority holds first meeting

Sarah Cwiek

Transit advocates in southeast Michigan heralded the start of a “new era in public transportation," as a Regional Transit Authority’s board met for the…

Politics & Government

In this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .

ACLU files challenge to state ruling banning election signs in bars and restaurants"The American Civil Liberties Union filed a legal challenge to a state…