[nfbmi-talk] Transit Expansion in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor this Week Plus GOod News for Detroit

[joe harcz Comcast]

Yes, it would be very important imo for us to discern that the ticket 
machines are indeed independently accessible to people who are blind.
Excuse my ignorance but what entity runs this system? Is it private or 
public or what?



Joe
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From: "J.J. Meddaugh via nfbmi-talk" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Transit Expansion in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor this 
Week Plus GOod News for Detroit


> Two more good pieces of transit news.
> First, the Grand Rapids Silver Line, the first so-called bus rapid transit 
> line in Michigan, starts service on Monday. It features level boarding, 
> ticket machines before you board, and 10 minute service during rush hour. 
> We were told at the state convention last year that the ticket machines 
> would be accessible. Hopefully someone'll be able to try this out at some 
> point.
> The route serves Division Avenue, the MEdical Mile, and downtown.
>
> Meanwhile, Ann Arbor is getting more frequent service including later 
> trips on evenings and Saturdays and a new route to serve the public 
> library in Ypsy. It's the first changes as a part of a 5 year plan 
> approved by a wide margin in may.
>
> Speaking of Ann Arbor, THe Ride's CEO, Michael Ford, is leaving that post 
> to take up the new Regional Transit Authority for southeast Michigan. 
> Based on his track record in Ann Arbor, this is a promising development 
> for the future of transit in the Detroit area.
>
>
> -- 
> Best regards,
> J.J.
>
>
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