[NFBMI-Talk] Fwd: MDOT needs input on their transit plan for the next five years Jason

Sun Sep 1 16:49:34 UTC 2024

I'm sorry but I don't knowLet me start by saying that I'm operating on very
little sleep...  how to email these guys, much less what I would say. I
feel that I should have some ideas for MDOT for how they should increase
public transit... Not just more busses, or perhaps subsidized uber and Lyft
rides which would make my life much easier and help us live the lives we
want etc. etc. but a real solution for these folks that we could
potentially get behind. Like where are the electric vehicles that are in
California, let alone there totally autonomous nature and to my mind a more
than beautiful transportation solution. Can we give any thoughts guys?
Whatever happens please do let's email MDOT with our suggestions and show
up in numbers if nothing else to let the voice representing this great need
be heard. This dismal transportation situation just can't continue in the
age we're living in; not just for us blind Michiganders; not just for the
nations blind; but because we are in the 21st century where cars actually
can drive themselves in California yet we seemingly can make no progress to
push America fully into the 21st century where we as a world leader and
world power belong. Sorry for rambling guys, but this is crucially
important not just for us but for all of humanity .. I think I've said
enough. Thank you for-listening  and thanks in advance for your taking
action on this. May we encourage a better and brighter tomorrow for all of
us. Let's go build the Federation, let's build a better America, and let's
build a better world together. Society needs us guys!

On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 3:27 PM J.J. Meddaugh via NFBMI-Talk <
nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> This info is from Transportation Riders United and involves public comment
> for the MDOT 5-year transit plan. I hope you will join me in writing
> letters asking for more transit options across the state. MDOT money helps
> both intercity buses and trains as well as local transit agencies.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Deb Freer <Deb at detroittransit.org>
> Date: Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 8:57 AM
> Subject: MDOT needs input on their transit plan for the next five years
> Jason
> To: Jason Meddaugh <jj at bestmidi.com>
>
>
> MDOT is currently taking public comment on their Five Year Program for
> 2025-2029. Unfortunately the MDOT plan for transit is simply to maintain a
> system that is not meeting the transportation needs of nearly 50 percent of
> Michiganders who cannot drive for one reason or another.
>
> MDOT Five Year Plan-Transit Needs to Grow
>
> *MDOT needs your input *Jason!  In the draft MDOT Five Year Transportation
> Program 2025-29,
> <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420212/493805620/-1309203052?rev=e2c9ae0acc0b4f6099801b7b55005a78&hash=C2B717B26E90C9E463F70A95135FD8E9&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
> (pg. 24) the stated goal for public transit is to "preserve service levels
> and continue providing service in all 83 counties."
>
>
>
> This stated goal is in direct contradiction to numerous *reports that*
> *call
> for increasing public transit options and the fact that about 50 percent of
> Michiganders cannot drive for one reason or another:*
>
>    1. The MI Healthy Climate Plan
>    <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420213/493805621/-779862817?rev=d13f4adc2b1d45909bd708cafccbfffa&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
>    (pg. 37) which calls for – "Increase access to clean transportation
> options
>    – from public transit to electric vehicles – by 15 percent each year."
>    2. The Growing Michigan Together report
>    <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420214/493805622/1524277346?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
>    (pg. 20) tells us that "...Michigan has failed to build a robust transit
>    system that connects Michiganders accessibly. Our public transit user
> rates
>    are in the bottom half of growing peer states and below national rates,
> and
>    according to Michigan’s ASCE (2023) report card, “*Reliability and
>    availability of transit services in many areas is inadequate to meet
> demand
>    or attract new riders.* "
>    3. The Citizens Research Council of Michigan
>    <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420215/493805623/-1783557509?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
>    states that "In general, if housing is not located near job centers,
>    healthcare, or grocery stores, transportation costs will tend to be
>    higher.  Transportation costs also depend
>    <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420216/493805624/481961167?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
>    on neighborhood characteristics – taking up as much as *25 percent of a
>    household’s income in car-dependent neighborhoods, compared to just nine
>    percent for households in more walkable, transit-rich neighborhoods."*
>
> Email MDOT. Tell them to expand transit!
> <
> https://click.everyaction.com/k/91420224/493805625/445844406?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAxNi8xLzEwNTc2OCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJkZGY5OWU1Ni0xODYyLWVmMTEtOTkxYS02MDQ1YmRkYmZjNGIiLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImpqQGJlc3RtaWRpLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=AhqgZZyP1gp3HPxDc8YHkg4z9NWA8cyaooR4xIuBp1Q=&emci=7800e11a-fc5f-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&emdi=ddf99e56-1862-ef11-991a-6045bddbfc4b&ceid=15825202
> >
>
> *I urge you to email MDOT before the window of opportunity closes on
> Tuesday, September 3rd (the day after Labor Day.)*  Your input is crucial
> to letting MDOT know that public transit is important to you.
>
>
>
> *Thank you* once again for taking the time to make your voice heard and
> help in the fight for more and better public transit at all levels.
>
>
>
> Sincere thanks,
>
>
>
> Deb Freer, Assistant Director
>
> Transportation Riders United
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> Transportation Riders United
> P. O. Box 2668
> Detroit, MI 48202
> United States
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