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RTA Bus vs. a Train Between Ann Arbor and Detroit? (Part 2)

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments amtrak, ann arbor, canadian national, canadian pacific, class i railroads, conrail, DDOT, Detroit, farebox recovery ratio, hiawatha, I-75, m-10, marc magliari, mike hicks, milwaukee, rail, RTA, southeast michigan, university of michigan

One of my readers observed that she was a bit bummed out by the “yeah, but it simply can’t work

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Business & Economics

Detroit Policy Conference Touts Collaboration, Cultivating Local Talent, Transit Connectivity

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments corktown, dave coulter, detroit policy conference, detroit regional chamber, dug song, Ford, ilitch, Ilitches, manufacturing, mary culler, Michigan Central Station, mike duggan, motor city casino, shinola, southeast michigan

Months before the Davos of the Great Lakes, a.k.a. the Mackinac Policy Conference, draws visitors to the historic island off

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Public transit Transit infrastructure Urban Planning

RTA: Intercity Bus Service between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Coming To A Southeast Michigan Near You

January 9, 2020January 13, 2020 Nat Zorach 1 Comment ann arbor, BRT, Detroit, intercity bus, LRT, michigan connector, michigan flyer, public transit, public-private partnership, RTA, SMART, southeast michigan, southeast michigan area rapid transit

Often discussed in conversations about regional transit expansion in Southeast Michigan is the idea of a high-speed rail connection between

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Business & Economics Public transit Transit infrastructure Urban Planning

All Aboard, RTA 2020: The Business Case For Transit

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments DDOT, detroit department of transportation, macomb county, mdot, regional transit authority, RTA, SEMCOG, southeast michigan, southeast michigan area rapid transit, thehub, Those Macomb County Types

I’m moving into the end of the year with an announcement about some exciting upcoming goings-on. RTA 2020: The Business

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Cycling Public transit Transit infrastructure Urban Planning

Whomst Should Bear The Cost? Mobility and the Workplace

October 8, 2018 admin 0 Comments automobile infrastructure, bike commuting, bikes, buses, car insurance, cars, commuting, congestion, DDOT, Detroit, detroit department of transportation, ebikes, infrastructure, MoGo, multimodal, NUMTOTs, public transit, southeast michigan, traffic, transit-oriented teens

I figured I could kick off Detroit Mobility Week with some exploration of a debate currently simmering in my office

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