public transportation

In final days of Michigan's lame-duck session, lawmakers approved long-term funding for Detroit's streetcar, the QLine, set to last through 2039. The bill is headed to the governor's desk for a signature.

The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority asked for an increase in millage from 0.7 up to 2.38 and more than 60 percent of voters in the service area approved.

Today on Stateside, another attempt by the RTA to bring coordinated mass transit to Southeast Michigan. Plus, the Detroit Police Department’s attempts to…

A Michigan taxpayer group has filed for a recount of a bus tax proposal in Macomb County. This month voters narrowly renewed a millage to help fund the…

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is expected to make a final decision Thursday on whether it will let residents vote on the latest…

The counties in Southeast Michigan cannot agree on a regional transportation plan. Regional unity, as is well known, is an uphill struggle in the state.A…

Michigan Radio’s Issues & Ale team hit the road again Wednesday night. This time, they stopped at Fillmore 13 Brewery in Pontiac to talk about the future…

Two years ago, southeast Michigan voted down what I think may have been the region’s best chance at a sensible and affordable regional transit service.Had…

After a year of constant problems, the shiny electric streetcar that hums down Detroit’s main thoroughfare has proven more troubled than trusty.The QLine,…

This week, public transit officials from Michigan and across the country will be in Washington D.C. to lobby for more public transportation funding.There…