Michigan By Rail

Michigan By Rail forum stops in B.C. From The Battle Creek Enquirer Justin A. Hinkley • The Enquirer • July 16, 2010 A traveling forum to discuss the future of Michigan’s railways made a stop in Battle Creek on Thursday. The Michigan Environmental Council and the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers held a Michigan by [...]

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By Jeremy Rapp Michigan Environmental Council The East Lansing Michigan By Rail Forum saw another sizable crowd gather for the purpose of beginning a state-wide discussion on the future of rail in the State. After brief introductory remarks by State Representative Mark Meadows and East Lansing City Councilman Nathan Triplett, the participants divide into nine [...]

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By Andrew McGlashen, Michigan Environmental Council Roughly 70 people gathered in Royal Oak for the first of the forums.  After brief introductions from State Rep. Marie Donigan and Mayor Jim Ellison, attendees broke into groups of about 10 to 12.  They used stickers to indicate on large Michigan maps where they live and a few [...]

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From local newspaper, the Rochester Citizen: By Brian Marshall A group of Royal Oak area citizens met with a handful of politicians on Monday in an attempt to jolt Michigan ’s mass transit system onto the right track. A crowd of about 70 withstood the stuffy air inside St. John’s Episcopal Church for a two-hour [...]

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Here is an article from The Daily Tribune published in advance of the first fourm this past Monday: ROYAL OAK — The first in a statewide slate of public forums on Michigan’s passenger rail transportation future will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 26988 Woodward Ave., at the [...]

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The federal Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (PRIIA) requires states to prepare state rail plans in order to receive federal rail grants.  The Michigan Department of Transportation is in the early stages of putting Michigan’s rail plan together. Public participation and input is required for a successful state rail plan. In the summer and fall, 2010, the [...]

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