[NFBMI-Talk] Fwd: The State of Transit is optimistic!

Fri Feb 7 04:54:13 UTC 2020

I think this is definitely something we should support.

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Subject: 	The State of Transit is optimistic!
Date: 	Thu, 06 Feb 2020 21:43:03 +0000 (UTC)
From: 	Megan Owens <info at detroittransit.org>
Reply-To: 	info at detroittransit.org
To: 	jj at bestmidi.com

Transportation Riders United -- TRU 
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We had a great State of Transit event last week, Jason!

If you missed it, we put together some pictures, quotes, and highlights 
from the State of Transit 2020 
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our website.

Among the highlights was Oakland County's new County Executive's 
optimism for regional transit success in 2020:

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/"The stars are aligned. *We’ve got real regional champions – Washtenaw 
and Wayne and the City of Detroit who want to get this done as badly as 
I do.* And we’ve figured out a way to let Macomb not participate now, 
and instead form the Coalition of the Willing. . . ./

/"This is the year that *we need to have to stay engaged*, be louder 
than ever, engage with our elected officials, *and I really think we can 
get this done*."/

  - New Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter, Jan 30, 2020, at TRU's 
State of Transit

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He and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans both emphasized that *the 
next critical step towards investing in great transit* is getting the 
legislature to enable it by quickly passing amendments to the Municipal 
Partnership Act, *HB 5229*. Then they can develop a 3-county transit 
plan with public input, place it on the November ballot, and make the 
case to voters that it's worth investing in.

To enable that first step, please take two quick actions:

/*Tell YOUR State Legislators to Support HB 5229*/ 
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/*Tell State Legislative LEADERS to Advance HB 5229*/ 
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Thanks!

Megan Owens
TRU Executive Director

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