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The Michigan Transportation and Land Use Coalition just published four new fact sheets. They describe in clear terms where state policy has taken a wrong turn, and how to get it back on track.
• Fact sheet #1, We Can't Build Our
Way Out of Congestion, shows how new road building delivers more traffic, and how transit and other alternatives to driving can ease congestion and enhance communities.• Fact sheet #2,
Fix It First,isacall to better maintain our roads and bridgesbefore building new ones.• Fact sheet #3, Ten Percent for People, is a plan for effective investment in public transportation.
• Fact sheet #4, Community Involvement, shows how to strengthen the voice of Michigan citizens in transportation and land use decisions.
The fact sheets are designed as tools for activists and citizen groups to understand how to overcome the state's primary obstacles to better transportation choices. For a free set, call Kelly Thayer at the Institute, 231-882-4723, or download the factsheets here. These fact sheets are available only in PDF format. Click here to download the free Acrobat Reader to view the PDF file.
Building the movement for better transit in Michigan happens one person, or one passenger, at a time. To get involved, join a local citizens group, or start one if necessary. Link your group to the Institute's statewide Coalition. And speak with your local officials and state lawmakers about your vision for better mobility in Michigan.
• To promote world-class transit in southeast Michigan, call Janice Joseph, MOSES, 313-838-3190; or Karen Kendrick-Hands, Transportation Riders United, 313-885-7588.
• To learn about grassroots transportation reform in communities throughout the state, and to link your group to the Michigan Transportation and Land Use Coalition, visit the Institute's Web site at <www.mlui.org>, e-mail us at <trans@mlui.org>, or call Kelly Thayer at the Institute, 231-882- 4723.
• To voice your support for better funding for transit in Michigan, call your state lawmaker in Lansing. The Capitol switchboard number is 517-373-2348.
• To read more about the Curitiba bus system, and its promise in Detroit, visit the Web site at <www.hometown.aol.com/motranzit/page12.html>.
• To learn more about Michigan's primary transportation funding law, Public Act 51, and efforts to amend it, visit the Michigan Department of Transportation's Web site at <www.mdot.state.mi.us/act51>.
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