And Yet Again, the Suburbs/State Screw Detroit Over

**Wesley Mouch** · April-26-13, 07:20 PM

Like most of these 'news lite' articles, very little substance. Does say that this is 'federal capital allocation'. So the goal is to fund 'capital' -- mostly that means 'buy busses'.

If SMART has older busses than DDOT, then there is logic.

Not every program's money is allocated to the worst and most inefficient operations.

**Eber Brock Ward** · April-26-13, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch

Like most of these 'news lite' articles, very little substance. Does say that this is 'federal capital allocation'. So the goal is to fund 'capital' -- mostly that means 'buy busses'.

If SMART has older busses than DDOT, then there is logic.

Not every program's money is allocated to the worst and most inefficient operations.

Agreed. And they could have funded by population, which would have been even worse.

**brizee** · April-26-13, 08:07 PM

I don't usually agree with Stephen Henderson, but he was completely right, this was a double cross.

DDOT has 3 times the ridership, I don't care how much more population the suburbs have.

Transit money should go to transit.

I talked up how regional transit was really going help Detroit to my skeptical family/friends. They've already made a fool of me.

But then you have that ghoul Patterson threatening to pull out of the regional chamber because they won't push to build hospital space the region doesn't need in Oakland County.

I truly hate this fucking place.