US-23 Public Meeting on 10/21!
MDOT is hosting a Public Open House for the US-23 project next Monday, October 21, in the WCC Morris Lawrence building. We encourage everyone to attend this meeting, review the information presented, and express support for MDOT’s “Safely Connecting Communities” alternative.
MDOT drops all 3 expansion alternatives!
We’re writing to share the exciting news that yesterday MDOT announced they were dropping the three expansion alternatives from the US-23 Improvement Study – we won!
MDOT says we’re at 50%, and other updates!
Last week, MDOT said public comments on the US-23 study so far are running about 50-50 on support for freeway expansion. That means our campaign is working, but we need to keep it up! Read on for a few quick actions you can take to stay informed & keep the pressure on.
What could a transit alternative actually look like?
This week we’ve been asking you to write to MDOT to ask them to partner with AAATA to study a transit alternative for US-23. Since then, we’ve been hearing some questions about what exactly this might entail. We have some thoughts… (Hint: we still do not support adding HOV lanes!)
Tell MDOT to Study a Transit Alternative!
On Friday, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AAATA) announced they are willing to partner with MDOT to study a transit alternative for US-23, drawing on concepts in their TheRide 2045 long-range plan.
Highway Expansion is Bankrupting our State
Why can’t Michigan “fix the damn roads”? This is why!