transit

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 Lou Glorie IN 1973 WHEN Ann Arbor voters first approved a millage dedicated to public transportation, the United States was learning a tough lesson due the Oil Embargo. Cars were lined up around gas stations for their rationed  gas. …

By Jeffrey Hayner I’m an Ann Arbor resident and  I want to speak about the upcoming May 6th special election that’s been called to request a 34 percent increase in our transit millage.  I’ve paid 2 mills for transit since I’ve lived in…

CAMPAIGN FINANCE  forms often make interesting reading if you can connect the dots and take a little time to find out who’s who. It’s actually the who’s who part that tells the story. A donor name is nothing without the story. On the…

Please note: Editorial Board member Katherine Griswold did not participate in shaping this editorial. A MEMBER OF a citizen group recently alleged that AAATA was involved in the theft of that group’s yard signs placed on…

I have never met Alan Goldsmith, but I have read hundreds of his comments posted to local news sites. Dr. Goldsmith called for an investigation of Council woman Marcia Higgins’ attendance record. To the credit of AnnArbor.com the news site…

That Council member Chuck Warpehoski is using his position as the director of the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice to push a transit millage may be legal, but it’s certainly not how I intend my charitable donations to be used. Kudos…

The article about Council member Warpehoski’s support of the AAATA millage was unfair in its characterizations of him. Our town is small and where his wife works should not come into any discussion of his decisions  to support the transit…

SO-CALLED FRONT GROUPS are common. The Koch brothers have put together a network of 17 financially interconnected PACs and nonprofits. On the surface, the 17 entities appear independent from each other. It took an investigation by the…

Please note: Kathy Griswold is the Chair of The Ann Arbor Independent’s Editorial Board. SUPPORTERS OF LOCAL transit argue that Mayor John Hieftje has pushed everything but local transit—trains to Howell, park and rides and bus service…