By John Bebow - September 26, 2008
Metro Detroit mass transit czar John Hertel has been working for many months on a regional plan to end Southeast Michigan's dubious distinction as the only major American urban center without a rapid transit system.
This week, he unveiled his plan.
The push is growing even in the distant exurbs. Consider Livingston County, where cheap gas and a strong economy led to a big boom in commuter subdivisions in which neighbors often left in the mornigns for locations as diverse as Lansing, Detroit, Oakland County, Flint, and Ann Arbor. The rising cost of gasoline and sinking housing market is quickly re-transforming Brighton, Howell, and surrounding areas.
On Wednesday, the Center for Michigan hosted a packed state House candidate forum in Howell. After the event, a local business leader told me there is a growing call for mass transit in Livingston to connect it to the distant employment centers.
Imagine that. Imagine mass transit connecting Detroit with Howell. Nobody would've proposed such a thought ten or twenty years ago.
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Mass Transit Momentum - YES YES YES.
I hope I can reach out to pro - mass transit voices in Livingston, Washtenaw and S.E. Michigan to say we are considering expanding the Michigan Flyer frequency and network - and we are ready when you are. Even as an interim approach to the rail plan - Michigan Flyer shuttle service is now in the 22nd month of operating (with an all new 2008 eco - friendly motorcoach fleet) to/from Lansing - Jackson - Ann Arbor - Detroit Metro and we need your support to reach out to commuters.
Please help us make affordable mass transit available to commuters in your area.
Governor Granholm needs to hear from you that there is a community desire to have high-end motorcoches (with WIFI) serving as a shuttle to / from your region.
Please contact me so I can share with you where our efforts have been blocked.
Thank very much.
Ody Norkin, VP. Michigan Flyer LLC East Lansing, (517-333-0400).
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