Regardless of whether M1 was ever financially viable, the way this decision was handled is maddening. Whatever happened to transparency in governing? Why was there not a public discussion here? Why is the public discussion only happening now, after the decision?

Moreover, why don't the people advocating for transit have more of a say in this discussion? To everyone in this forum, do you feel that your voice is being heard? This forum, facebook, the Craig Fahle show, are all blowing up today over this, and the majority is in favor of transit. A recent SEMCOG survey showed the majority of the region's residents support improved transit [[and it's unlikely SEMCOG went out of its way to skew those numbers). Where is the coalition to advocate for this? All due respect to TRU--TRU does great work--but don't we need a broader coalition?