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Posted on August 7, 2012
Upper Peninsula
Gogebic County Transit Renewal Proposal
Should .33 mills be renewed for 4 years for operations of the Gogebic County Transit System? This millage would raise $167,346 in the first year.
Yes: 0
No: 0
Ontonagon County Transit System Millage Renewal
Should 1 mill be renewed for 4 years for operations of Ontonagon County Transit System? This millage will raise $247,694 in its first year.
Yes: 0
No: 0
Northern Lower Peninsula
Charlevoix County Transit Millage
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No:
Mason County-Pere Marquette Twp. Public Transportation
Yes:
No:
Otsego County Bus System
Yes:
No:
Central Lower Peninsula
Allegan County Interurban Transit Authority Millage Renewals
City of Douglas City of Saugatuck
Yes: Yes:
No: No:
Township of Saugatuck
Yes:
No:
Clinton County Transit Renewal
Yes:
No:
Genesee County Mass Transportation Renewal Proposal
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
Yes 00%
No 00%
Huron County Transit Renewal
Yes:
No:
Isabella County Transportation Millage
Yes:
No:
Ingham County - CATA millage increase
0.12 mill increase
Yes:
No:
Jackson CIty Transportation Renewal
Yes:
No:
Lake County Transportation Renewal
Yes:
No:
Shiawassee County Transportation Agency
Caledonia Township Renewal
Yes:
No:
City of Durand Millage
Yes:
No:
City of Owosso Millage Increase
Yes:
No:
Owosso Township Millage
Yes:
No:
City of Perry Renewal
Yes:
No:
Tuscola County City of Caro Transit Levy
Yes:
No:
Southeast Lower Peninsula
Oakland County SMART Millage Renewal
Yes:
No:
Macomb County
STAR Senior Transportation Levy Renewal
Bruce Township Washington Township
Yes: Yes:
No: No:
Monroe County Lake Erie Transportation Millage Renewals
Bedford Township Frenchtown Township
Yes: Yes:
No: No:
City of Monroe
Yes:
No:
Southwest Lower Peninsula
City of Niles Transportation Levy
Yes:
No:
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Posted on July 16, 2012
[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"147","attributes":{"class":"media-image alignright","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"150","height":"150","title":"IMG_0478","alt":""}}]](Holland, MI) July 16, 2012 – The popularity of combining bike riding with bus riding has exploded in the last five years on the Macatawa Area Express (MAX), prompting the Holland transit system to invest in larger racks that can hold three bikes instead of two.
MAX initially invested in two-position bike racks for all buses in its fleet in 2007 and, since that time, seasonal use of the racks has more than tripled. Bike use on the buses begins to increase in March with about 300 per month, and then spikes in June with MAX transporting up to 1,350 bikes during the month. Use declines again in late fall through February.
“I recall before we purchased bike racks that we actually had a discussion about whether people would even use the bike racks if we installed them,” said Linda LeFebre, MAX director. “Now, biking and riding the bus are so popular for getting around town that our two-position bike racks are often full so that others aren’t able to board and take their bikes with them. The new racks will increase our capability.”
MAX purchased three-position “trilogy” bike racks from Sportworks of Woodinville, Wash., for $1,332 each in June, which were installed in June on four of the low floor buses assigned to the fixed bus routes. The larger racks were purchased to accommodate the growing trend of passengers biking and riding to their destinations along the lakeshore.
Most urban transit systems invest in bike racks because they encourage multimodal trips and ridership, contribute to cleaner air and more livable communities, and improve bike access to overcome geographical barriers like bridges, tunnels or unsafe city streets.
To accommodate bicyclists riding the bus, MAX provides bike racks at its transfer center at the Padnos Center so that passengers can leave and lock their bikes if not needed for a leg of their trip.
Ridership on the MAX also has grown dramatically in the past five years from 221,224 in 2007 to a projected 450,000 for 2012.
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Posted on July 7, 2012
The Rapid is launching a three-month effort through its rideshare site www.wmrideshare.org to encourage residents of Kent, Ottawa, and Allegan counties (The Rapid's ridesharing area) to track commuting behaviors. The promotion will run from July 1 - September 30, 2012. Ecology & Environment, Inc. (E&E), the developer of the GreenRide software that powers The Rapid's car and vanpool matching on-line tool, is providing all of the prizes and some assistance with program promotion and administration. The prizes will be given away through daily, weekly and monthly raffles, ranging in value from $10 - $500. To be eligible to win, participants must log into GreenRide to report on their commuting habits.
"We are very excited to be able to partner with The Rapid to support a program which rewards area residents for trying a green commute," said Mary Ann Ferris-Young, GreenRide Program Specialist with Ecology & Environment, Inc.
The Rapid is working with area business partners to promote this program and as of today Amway, American Seating, Dematic, Farmers Insurance, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University, the Greater Grand Rapids Bicycle Coalition, Haworth, Metro Health, and Perrigo have signed up to promote the program and encourage employee participation. Employers also have the option of providing additional incentives to those within their organizations.
The Rapid and E&E will announce winners on www.therapid.greenride.com and through The Rapid's Facebook page. To register, participants must visit the www.wmrideshare.org website and click on the link for the carpool program to develop a profile to use to track their commute behavior and then sign up for the incentives on their "mypage." Those who already have a profile on GreenRide can sign up directly for their incentives on their "mypage."
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Posted on May 31, 2012
Carol Wright, Associate Director of Training and Outreach at the Small Urban & Rural Transit Center at North Dakota State University has been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2012 Michigan Public Transportation Annual Conference, August 21-23 at Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville, MI.
Ms. Wright joined the staff of the Small Urban & Rural Transit Center (SURTC) in 2006 as Associate Director of Training and Outreach. She is responsible for the oversight of SURTC's training and outreach efforts. She has more than 12 years of experience as Executive Director of public transportation for a multi-county project in central North Dakota, where she managed all aspects of public transit, including rural transit, specialized transit, Dial-a-Ride and contracted services.
Ms. Wright has also served as an independent consultant for marketing and development with planners, developers, architects and contractors. She has served as a trainer and keynote speaker for national, state and local conferences for over 20 years.
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Ms. Wright is certified by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) as a:
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