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When asking people what transportation options are important in their communities, why do poll-takers never ask them to choose between different options? Here comes another survey in which people say they want everything and are never asked to make the tradeoffs that come in the real world. USDOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics asked 1,000 households […]

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It may be less than 2 miles long, but the Regional Connector is hailed by many as the most important of all the Measure R transit projects.  When we last checked in, the Metro Board of Directors had voted for a fully underground Light Rail line that will connect the Gold Line to the  Blue […]

I’m off to the Flying Pigeon for tonight’s fundraiser.  I have to make a stop to pick up some Tecate, have a Mexican restaurant to talk to, and a raffle to set up.  If I don’t see you tonight, I expect to see you back here Monday morning! If you can’t make the fundraiser tonight, […]

The city of Detroit has made rail transit a centerpiece of its revitalization strategy, and with stakes so high, the city needs to get it right. But a dispute has surfaced about how the light rail line should be positioned. Private investors have been relatively insistent that rail should be aligned by the curb, which […]