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Federal Railroad Administration Judges Ann Arbor Multi-Modal Train Station Plan Out of Touch With Reality

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 17, 2021

by P.D. Lesko On August 11, 2021, in a letter to City Administrator Tom Crawford, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) said of the proposed plan to build a $171,410,000 "train station," the feds…

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Former AAATA CEO Michael Ford Asked By RTA Board to Pay Back $18K in Questionable Expenses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 2, 2017 14

by Robert Snell, and Christine MacDonald The Detroit News is reporting that Regional Transit Authority CEO Michael Ford repaid $18,813 Thursday, hours after a closed-door meeting with board members amid an investigation into his expenses…

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AAATA Fiscal Year Begins With Service Hour Costs Trending Up & Ridership Trending Down

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 11, 2013 0

WEMU AS WELL AS The Ann Arbor News recently reported on data contained in a Peer Comparison Report released by Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority officials which focuses on a comparison of per passenger costs with “peer public transit…

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EDITORIAL: The City’s Five Year Capital Improvement Plan

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 10, 2013 0

FROM A TRAIN STATION to sidewalks, the city’s 2015-2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is jam-packed with projects that city staff suggest will “provide for large, physical improvements that are permanent in nature that are needed for the…