Quote Originally Posted by Eber Brock Ward View Post
Nope.

RTA Act requires unanimous vote of RTA Board and regional vote to take over legacy costs of any existing transit operator.
Your premise is correct but there is a subtle difference that makes your conclusion [["nope") not as certain as you think. I will put it in the form of a question, which I won't answer.

Is there any conceivable way for the RTA to implement the routes now being served by DDOT - perhaps, let's say, even using DDOT's buses and maintenance people, drivers and facilities, under some sort of arrangement - without absorbing any of the aforementioned legacy costs?

One thing is completely off the table: the RTA cannot "take over" DDOT. It is theoretically possible [[though highly unlikely) for the RTA to take over SMART, because SMART exists; it is an incorporated service provider owned by three county transportation authorities. DDOT is not a corporation and has no separate existence of its own; it is simply a department of a large corporation [[Detroit).

We live in fascinating times.