Get On Board with SEMCOG

At the November 20th General Assembly Meeting, SEMCOG and its partner organizations provided a report on progress being made on transit in the region. To share progress and transit successes in Southeast Michigan, SEMCOG has created a video. We hope that you show SEMCOG's transit video in your community – on cable access channels, at council/board meetings that are televised, and on your Web site. For a copy of the video to show in your community, contact SEMCOG at infocenter@semcog.org.

View SEMCOG's transit video below which is posted on our YouTube page or download the Windows Media (54.7MB) or Quicktime (40.7MB) file. 

Other materials:
Get On Board with SEMCOG handout (PDF, 2MB) 

Sterling Heights Mayor Richard Notte welcomes General Assembly delegates and alternates to his city (.MOV, 2.7MB)

Mary Blackmon, SEMCOG Chair and Treasurer of Wayne RESA, talks about a recently completed SEMCOG analysis of changes in SEV and Taxable Value which show the financial challenges we face as both local government and school officials try to deliver needed services (.MOV, 10.1MB)

An amendment to the 2030 Regional Transportation Plan for Southeast Michigan was adopted. Pat Sutka, Wyandotte Councilman and Chair of SEMCOG’s Transportation Advisory Council, presides (.MOV, 6.1MB)

Edsel Ford, Lead Champion of One D, gave the keynote address, emphasizing regional cooperation and mass transit (.MOV, 21.1MB)  

John Hertel, CEO, Detroit Regional Mass Transit Initiative/Regional Transit Coordinating Council, discussed the progress being made to bring rapid transit to the region (.MOV, 25.7MB)

Hayes Jones, SMART General Manager, talks about improvements in bus service in the region (.MOV, 13.1MB) 

Lovevett Williams, Deputy Director of DDOT, talks about improvements in DDOT service (.MOV, 11.3MB)

Carmine Palombo, Director of SEMCOG’s Transportation Programs, talks about the progress on the Ann Arbor to Detroit Regional Rail Service (.MOV, 6.5MB)

State Representative Marie Donigan (District 26-Royal Oak), outlines the legislative initiatives underway to fund improved transit (.MOV, 21.1MB)

Steve Manor, Howell Mayor Pro Tem, describes the progress on the Washtenaw to Livingston Commuter Rail Line (.MOV, 13.8MB)

Gretchen Driskell, Mayor of Saline, SEMCOG Vice Chair, and Chair of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee of the State Transportation Funding Task Force, talkes about the findings of her state advisory committee (.MOV, 6.4MB)

Paul Tait, SEMCOG Executive Director, talkes about the next steps for improving transit and describes a call to action for everyone (.MOV, 3.8MB) 

Listen to the complete November 20th General Assembly meeting (MP3, 14.5MB) 

In partnership with:
Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA), Blue Water Area Transit (BWET), Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), Detroit Transportation Corporation (People Mover), Detroit Regional Chamber, Lake Erie Transit (LET), Livingston Essential Transportation Services (LETS), Metropolitan Affairs Coalition, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), One-D, Regional Transit Coordinating Council/Detroit Regional Mass Transit Initiative, and Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)