The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s planned public forum tonight regarding the proposed 5-year public transit improvement program has been moved to the Dexter Library.
A request to rezone a vacant piece of residential property and turn it into a 43-space parking lot met defeat Tuesday night at the Ann Arbor Planning Commission. The commission voted 7-1 against the parking lot proposal, with only Chairman Eric Mahler in favor of it. Bonnie Bona was absent.
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's governing board on Thursday approved the purchase of a small strip of land downtown from the city of Ann Arbor. The parcel measures 6 feet by 132 feet and is part of the former YMCA site at the corner of William Street and Five Avenue, ...
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has released a 178-page draft copy of a five-year plan for expanding public transit services throughout Washtenaw County. The new plan would require $38.3 million in extra capital investments over five years and add $13.3 million to yearly operating costs when all elements are implemented.
Voters in Pittsfield Township will have a choice May 8 between a candidate who's in favor of expanding public transit services and one who's not so sure it's a good move. Those differences came out Wednesday night as Democrat Felicia Brabec engaged Republican Richard Conn in a debate inside CTN ...
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority is holding a citizen participation meeting Thursday to give the public a chance to weigh in on plans for a new downtown transit center. AATA's design team will be on hand on the fourth floor of the Ann Arbor District Library, 343 S. Fifth Ave., ...
The new AirRide shuttle service between Ann Arbor and Detroit Metropolitan Airport already is seeing relatively strong ridership after launching April 2, officials say. It welcomed 490 riders in its first six days and made 271 eastbound trips to the airport and 219 westbound trips to Ann Arbor, said Michael ...
The plans to demolish and rebuild the Blake Transit Center in downtown Ann Arbor will face the scrutiny of the city's Design Review Board on April 18. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. in the sixth-floor conference room of city hall, 301 E. Huron St., according to a notice mailed ...
U.S. Rep. John Dingell and the director of the Michigan Department of Transportation will be in Ann Arbor on Friday to celebrate the launch of a new airport shuttle service. The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority is launching the AirRide service, which will provide 12 daily roundtrips from Ann Arbor to ...
Instead of putting 120 miles a day on her Ford Fiesta to get to and from her job in Detroit, Manchester resident Kathleen Hines prefers taking an alternate route. She's a vanpooler. Hines, who works at the HUD Detroit Field Office, and a handful of other area commuters meet up ...
Wondering how state and federal transit funding will flow to Ann Arbor and other Southeast Michigan communities if a new regional transit authority is formed? A two-page fact sheet laying out the basics is being circulated among local officials. It was prepared by Richard Murphy, transportation program coordinator for the ...
The Ann Arbor City Council voted 7-4 early Tuesday morning to approve a four-party agreement that lays the framework for creation of a new countywide transit authority. The decision came toward the end of a six-hour meeting, the majority of which was spent discussing the agreement with the Ann Arbor ...
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority officials today released the complete results of a recent community survey that found support for a new countywide transit millage.
Dear transit opponents, Even though I’m on the other side of the issue from you, I’d like to offer some advice. Yes, I am a transit supporter. I believe that strong public transit is good for the environment as it takes cars off the roads and decreases global warming pollution. ...
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's financial task force issued its recommendations on Wednesday for how to prioritize and fund countywide transit services. The new budget model endorsed by the financial task force estimates $161.5 million in operating expenses and $56.1 million in capital costs over five years.
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