Aug. 26-27, 2014
John Lewis Center,
Macomb Community College
14500 E. 12 Mile Road
Warren, MI 48088.
(The Center is designated as
K-Building on the South Campus Map.)
Conference Registration Fee: $75.00,
Field Trip Fee:$25.00
More information at:
http://www.rail.mtu.edu/mi-rail-conf/index.php
In order for maintenance crews to accomplish track and signal improvements in the shortest time, Amtrak is temporarily changing schedules. The largest change affects the westbound schedule of Blue Water Train 365, westbound from Port Huron, from May 19 to August 31, 2014, but many other schedules are also modified.
Amtrak is adding additional trains to support travel on Sundays and Mondays this summer in Michigan while improving the infrastructure in West Michigan. The result will be improved reliability and a smoother ride.
As with all transportation modes, passengers should check for delays before heading to their boarding locations. We appreciate your patronage and apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for traveling with Amtrak.
Note: As it currently stands, trains, transit, and non-motorized travel nodes will receive no increased funding from the $450 million transportation funding package that passed out of the House last week. The bills now go to the Senate, so the time for ACTION is now. If you can’t get to Lansing, please phone in to the number in the message below. There may be a “Go To Meeting” set up online. Contact either of the two people at the bottom of the page. Feel free to forward to others interested in trains, transit, and non-motorized transportation modes
To: Parties interested in MDOT Comprehensive Transportation FundingMichigan Public Transit
Association and the Michigan Environmental Council will host a meeting and conference call/Go To Meeting event for all interested parties at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15th at the offices of the Michigan Municipal League.The purpose of this meeting is to coordinate advocacy efforts to assure all new transportation money go through the current funding formula. This will ensure that recipients of CTF funds, including public transit, will benefit from the changes being considered in the Legislature.
Gov. Rick Snyder’s office has expressed its support for this concept; now we need to work to make it happen, using our lobbying, grass roots and communications assets. If you cannot attend, you can access the meeting by a conference call at 1-888-812-9637, passcode 548-270-63-22#.
We will be determining whether we need to use the Go To Meeting tools between now and Thursday, so keep an eye open for additional emails on that topic.
The proposed agenda is straightforward. Our goal is to hold this meeting to under 1 hour.
From News Channel 3 in Kalamazoo:
Amtrak will continue replacing some of its tracks in Kalamazoo Wednesday, which will impact drivers.
These are the areas you may want to avoid for the next couple weeks:
Wednesday, Harrison Street is closed until the 20th. By Friday the 18th Porter Street should be open, but on Saturday Wallbridge Street will be closed until the 22nd.
Detours will be posted, but they will change as different roads are closed.
Everything should be back to normal by Tuesday of next week.
| Michigan Flyer-AirRide passengers traveling between Ann Arbor’s Blake Transit Center (BTC) and either East Lansing or Detroit Metro Airport will board and be dropped-off in a new spot at the BTC. The new boarding location is 390 S. 5th Avenue (corner of 5th Ave. and William St.), across from the main entrance to the Ann Arbor Library. See “AirRide” on this diagram. |
This change coincides with the opening of the new 12,019 square-foot BTC building, which boasts better rider amenities, including a larger customer service lobby and improved restrooms. It’s also now home to the getDowntown program—formerly located on E. Washington St.—with offices on the BTC’s second floor. The commuting resource offers programs and services to employees and employers in downtown Ann Arbor that include the go!pass, Commuter Challenge, bike locker rentals, Zipcars, free commuting assistance and more.
Located on the same lot as the former BTC building, the new BTC was needed to accommodate the more than 5,000 passengers now arriving and departing daily, especially riders who stop at BTC en route to downtown Ann Arbor destinations, or who transfer between buses there.