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 ...
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 ...
A conversation about the future of public transit in Washtenaw County is planned for Saturday as two groups of local Democrats team up to host a panel discussion. The Ann Arbor Democratic Party and the Washtenaw County Democratic Party are co-hosting a Unity Meeting from 1-3:30 p.m. at the Pittsfield ...
Do you believe it's important to invest in maintaining and improving Michigan's roads and bridges? Would you support increased revenue for transportation projects? The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and the Detroit-based Metropolitan Affairs Coalition want to know your answers to those questions and more.
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.
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.
A financial task force helping the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority with its plans for a countywide transit expansion released a long-awaited funding report Wednesday.
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority officials are inviting residents with questions about the proposed countywide transit expansion to attend a "drop-in session" on Friday. With the large quantity of information regarding the countywide plan coming out in the next week, AATA officials are hosting the meeting for the general public and ...
As many wait for officials to deliver on the promise of a true commuter rail service between Ann Arbor and Detroit, a handful of people already are making it work. Living proof that it's possible right now to commute by train between the two Southeast Michigan cities — albeit with ...
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