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Thursday, March 21, 2013

Planners Present Rapid Transit Vision to City Officials

The Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority discussed the ongoing Woodward Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study at its meeting on Wednesday.

Transportation planners gave Royal Oak's Downtown Development Authority (DDA) an update on the future of public transit along the Woodward Avenue corridor at City Hall on Wednesday. Barbara Arens, of Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Brad Strader, of LSL Planning, outlined the process of the Woodward Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study and the the Complete Streets project for directors. The ongoing $2 million Woodward Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis Study  seeks to develop a transportation plan along 27 miles of Woodward Avenue from Detroit to Pontiac.  The Complete Streets Initiative for the Woodward corridor was first announced in August, 2011 when the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) received a $752,000 Federal Scenic Byway …

Monday, January 2, 2012

Year in Review: Regional Transit Changes Direction

Despite the rejection of a proposed Woodward Avenue light rail line and a planned regional transit center in Troy, proponents of a regional transportation system remain optimistic.

The story: Light rail proponents began 2011 with high hopes for a Woodward Avenue line that would run from downtown Detroit north to Eight Mile and, potentially, even farther north, connecting the city and suburbs. A proposed regional transit center in Troy would have provided connecting routes throughout the area. By year-end, hopes for both the light-rail line and the transit center had been dashed. In December, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder rejected the light rail plan in favor of a bus rapid transit system that would be less expensive and quicker to implement. And, the Troy City Council voted 4-3 during the same month to end a regional transit center project that was 12 years in …

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