The past few weeks, Arnold Weinfeld and I have been working together on the federal stimulus package. As of 2:29PM, I believe there have been 18 different versions of the bill that has been distributed, seen, reviewed, amended, or talked about. The troubling thing is that in all of those versions, transit hasn't been made a bigger priority.
What I like about my role at the League is that I get to deal with transit and can make the case that transit can be whatever the community that wants it. In the Detroit Metropolitian area - it can be light rail and full bus service. In Grand Rapids - it can be rapid bus transit. In Lansing - it can be a combination of on-demand service and bus service.
But wherever it is, it won't work if we don't make it a priority. Today's editorial in the Free Press reminds us of how many opportunities that we've lost and how we have an opportunity right now to make a statement about what we want transit to be.
http://www.freep.com/article/20090206/OPINION01/902060302
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