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MTT Press Release: Motorists tell Leaders to Fix Michigan's Crumbling Infrastructure

Representatives from the general public told lawmakers to fix Michigan roads during a rally May 4 in Lansing. 

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Michigan's roads will deteriorate quickly -- and construction will be scarcer -- unless lawmakers fill a gaping hole in the state's transportation budget, officials said Thursday.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20100430/NEWS06/4300330/1008/Budget-to-hurt-roads-MDOT-says

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MDOT issued a press release today summarizing how it will move forward with a reduced program in light of an unresolved funding crisis. See the attached document for the entire press release.

 

 

 

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Brent O. Bair, managing director for the Road Commission for Oakland County, wrote an article that summarizes the facts behind transportation funding in Michigan.

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http://theoaklandpress.com/articles/2010/04/29/opinion/doc4bd8dfc451993150139158.txt

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MTT Wins Top Public Relations Awards

  The Michigan Transportation Team (MTT) was honored today with two prestigious public relations awards by the Public Relations Society of Ameri...

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Ann Arbor.com: Washtenaw County Officials Testify About Lack of Road Funding

Mayor Paul Schreiber says Ypsilanti is transforming from an industrial city dependent upon the automotive industry into a cultural city with a growing number of young professionals.
But a lack of state funding for roads and bridges has slowed progress, forcing officials to make tough budget decisions like whether to invest in transportation or police services.

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http://www.annarbor.com/news/local-officials-testify-about-lack-of-road-funding-before-state-house-transportation-committee/

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The Detroit News: Michigan, U.S. Need Massive Transit Plan

Tom Watkins, a business and education consultant, who served as Michigan's state superintendent of schools from 2001-05, wrote an editorial regarding public transit, which compares our system to China.

 

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 Students from Freeland High School won this year's DriveMI video award, and ABC News did a story about it.

 

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http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/local&id=7396670

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LANSING, Mich. – A coalition working to secure more funding to fix Michigan's roads and bridges today announced winners in the fourth annual contest t...

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Please see the attached flyer for details regarding a Transportation Lobby Day that will be held at 10:30 a.m., May 4, in the Rotunda of the Capitol B...

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