Washtenaw: Transit

A post on the Motown to Tree Town blog provides commentary on a recent Washtenaw County board of commissioners meeting that focused on the county’s transit master plan, being developed by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority: “AATA needs to assume it is facing an uphill battle, and it should prepare for some pretty close votes both before the county commission and countywide voters. The fact is that the majority of voters in the county do not reside in the core service areas of Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. AATA should be very careful about when the millage is put on the ballot. If possible, it needs to be put to a vote in November 2012, when turnout is higher among students and minorities who are more supportive of transit.” [Source]