An open letter to publicly debate SMART to help improve public bus service

[That Great Guy]

March 7, 2014


To: John C. Hertel, General Manager,
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation - SMART
Buhl Building
535 Griswold Street Suite 600,
Detroit, MI 48226

The December 7, 2006 conclusion by the Federal Transit Administration ~ FTA of complaint #DOT 2006-0238 against the November 8, 2005 city of Livonia, MI bus service reductions was a request your organization conduct a more detailed demographic analysis of the population that would be impacted, both positively and negatively, by the changes in question under Chapter III of Circular 4702. This was entirely ignored.

This complaint is an opposition to the funding shift away from an existing need to pay for new freeway expansions, in regard to the basic human rights of everyone. These statistics and conditions are presented in an investigative report called, The abolition of state revenue sharing for mass transit in Michigan. Also, the known detrimental effects of the natural environment are disregarded with poor planning by our regional and local leaders, despite your resources to take many corrective actions.

Consequently, the August 2014 SMART property tax renewal should be defeated by a majority vote of NO or capped at this time.

The problems are described at
save the fuel tax org state.html

The proven solutions to make your taxes work are at
save the fuel tax org altern.html

Please see how to make your property tax work and coordinate all transportation systems together for everyone as outlined in
save the fuel tax org textb.html

I challenge you to a public debate, along with the Transportation Riders United and others.