alternative transit

by Jaime A. Hope A state representative has expensive plans for the state’s mass transit system. Rep. Jason Morgan, D-Ann Arbor, tweeted a plan last week to use $2 billion in taxpayer funds for transit in Michigan over the next ten…

by Liz Dwyer NEXT TIME YOU head to Paris, you might see more people riding bikes across the Seine. That’s because France has just launched a trial experiment that will pay 10,000 people to bicycle to work. According to Reuters, 20 of…

Protected Bike Lanes As long as I’ve lived in Ann Arbor, I’ve found most in-town bicyclists to be self-centered, stupid and dangerous. Most of the “facts” in your article are cherry-picked and irrelevant to local conditions. The only…

by Jay Walljasper POWERFUL VOICES AROUNDWashington have singled out programs to improve biking and walking as flagrant examples of wasteful government spending. Since last summer, proposals have flown around the Capitol to strip away…

THE BOARD MEMBERS of the AAATA (formerly the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority) include individuals who live outside Ann Arbor. Most Board members have little experience in transportation policy. This is because rather than appoint members…