Pontiac – Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson stated – but did not elaborate on – his opposition to a regional transit plan during a morning radio show.Patterson, 79, was quizzed Wednesday by Detroit News Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley on Finley’s talk show on the 910 AM Radio Superstation Show.“I’m not in favor of it (regional transit plan) as it is now,” said Patterson, who declined to discuss specifics but said he expected to talk more about it during his annual State of the County Address Wednesday night.Lack of a regional transit system in Metro Detroit has been blamed by real estate developer Dan Gilbert and others as the major reason Detroit was passed up by Amazon recently for the location of the company’s second regional headquarters.Advocates see Metro Detroit’s failure to develop a regional transit system as another element holding the region back from its full potential.Patterson has been cool on regional … [Read more...] about Patterson says he opposes regional transit plan
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Transit plan would transform San Antonio
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Wayne Co. exec: ‘Hurry up’ on transit plan
Detroit — When it comes to regional transit, sooner rather than later is essential to attracting companies and providing travel options, Wayne County’s executive said Wednesday.Amazon passing over Metro Detroit this month in the company’s national search for a site for its second headquarters “is a serious case study” in highlighting why regional partners must move quickly to create a transit proposal similar to the ballot initiative voters rejected in November 2016, Warren Evans said.“If you don’t do anything about it, we’re always going to come up short,” he told a crowd at an annual meeting of Transportation Riders United, a public transportation advocacy group. “I don’t think blaming anybody gets us anywhere. But I think we learned something from 2016 ... Hurry up and get it done in 2018!”Evans’ remarks come as he, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and Macomb County … [Read more...] about Wayne Co. exec: ‘Hurry up’ on transit plan
PAC raises $1.3m to support Nashville transit plan
Published 2:29 am, Monday, January 29, 2018 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A political action committee has raised $1.3 million to support the transit plan by Nashville Mayor Megan Barry that is up for a vote this spring. The Tennessean reported Friday that the Citizens for Greater Mobility PAC has also spent $442,100 since the group formed last August. Some prominent contributors include HCA, Ingram Industries, Greater Nashville Realtors, the Nashville law firm Bass, Berry & Sims, Bridgestone Americas, H.G. Hill Realty and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. The PAC ended December with $863,100 cash left to spend ahead of the planned May 1 vote. The referendum seeks to raise four taxes, including the sales tax, to cover $5.4 billion in light rail and bus system improvements. Local Channel Now Playing: Now Playing Santa Ana Border Wall Video Lindsey Carnett, San Antonio Express-News Man+killed+by+police+after+stealing+bike%2C+riding+onto+Loop+410 … [Read more...] about PAC raises $1.3m to support Nashville transit plan
Finley: Transit plan a long shot for ’18
Political deals tend to get made when they have to, even when negotiations leading up to the deadline seem hostile and hopelessly entrenched.That’s why I’m not totally pessimistic about the possibility of Metro Detroit’s top leaders reaching a deal on a regional transit plan.But, still, it doesn’t look good. I was at the Detroit Economic Club Big 4 luncheon last week in Cobo Center, where the four kahunas — Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans — were supposed to announce an agreement on a tax levy for the November ballot that would fund the Regional Transit Authority.Instead, the four sat side-by-side, awkwardly attempting to engage in the good-natured banter that always marks this event, but clearly not feeling it.In particular, Duggan’s hostility toward Patterson was barely veiled, and their exchanges on the transit plan and other … [Read more...] about Finley: Transit plan a long shot for ’18