What’s next for regional transit in southeast Michigan?
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Ben Stupka about the future of regional transit in Southeast Michigan and the role of the RTA.
On this week’s edition of the Talking Michigan Transportation podcast, a conversation with Ben Stupka, executive director of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) of Southeast Michigan. After nearly four decades of on-again, off-again discussions, Public Act 387 of 2012 established the RTA. Stupka talks about leading the funding, planning and coordination for all public transit systems across the four-county footprint. Services include D2A2, an express bus service connecting Detroit to Ann Arb...
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