FTA forms panel to advance transit in southeastern Michigan

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The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration convened a panel of highly experienced transit experts from around the country to advise southeastern Michigan leaders on ways to create a 21st-century public transit system. The FTA said each of the five members chosen for the Detroit Area Transit Panel has an industry record of achievement in creating or expanding rail transit in their own cities. The panel will host workshops for regional transportation stakeholders and meet one-on-one with several statewide, city and local officials to learn the challenges and opportunities of implementing rail transit in the Detroit metropolitan area. Specifically, the panel will meet with City of Detroit officials, senior staff of the office of Gov. Rick Snyder, State of Michigan Department of Transportation officials, the county executives of the greater-Detroit region, M1 Rail and the Southeast Michigan Area Regional Transportation. For a complete list of panel members, visit the FTA website.  

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