Should the Regional Transit Authority leave those behind that don't want transit?

[ABetterDetroit]

To add to your statement, what the Federal Government said specifically is that they wouldn't fund the construction of a light rail project in Detroit without the city & region having a dedicated revenue source to support its operation [[I.E. a millage).

They told us the exact same thing when we were fighting over the same crap back in the 70s / 80s and ended up with the People Mover.

That was the whole purpose of establishing the RTA and putting this initiative on the ballot in the last election.

"[[I.E. a millage)" huh what? Nowhere anywhere do the Feds require a millage to contribute towards a public transport system.

That is NOT how the large majority of public transportation systems in the United States of America are funded on the local level.

https://www.thoughtco.com/basics-of-...unding-2798674

[313WX]

"[[I.E. a millage)" huh what? Nowhere anywhere do the Feds require a millage to contribute towards a public transport system.

That is NOT how the large majority of public transportation systems in the United States of America are funded on the local level.

https://www.thoughtco.com/basics-of-...unding-2798674

It was simply an example of a dedicated revenue source. I don't care how transit is funded elsewhere, but merely how it would have been funded here. BTW, had the initiative in the last election passed, it would have generated around $3 billion over a 20-year period to only be used for transit.

The articles are below. And to remind you, the *ONLY* reason the Q-Line received federal funding is because Dan Gilbert / Roger Penske agreed to subsidize its operations with their own dollars.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...days-to-answer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1679823.html

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...l_results.html

[ABetterDetroit]

It was simply an example of a dedicated revenue source. I don't care how transit is funded elsewhere, but merely how it would have been funded here. BTW, had the initiative in the last election passed, it would have generated around $3 billion over a 20-year period to only be used for transit.

The articles are below. And to remind you, the *ONLY* reason the Q-Line received federal funding is because Dan Gilbert / Roger Penske agreed to subsidize its operations with their own dollars.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...days-to-answer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1679823.html

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/...l_results.html

I know it's a Michigan thing.

Ignoring and not caring what is working good elsewhere then dream up some Fucked up way of doing something then when that fails do nothing.