1. Conceptualrenderingof BRTinDetroit’sEasternMarket
ConceptualrenderingofBRTonMichiganAvelookingeasttowarddowntown
Oneofmyproudestaccomplishmentswhileservinginthe
Legislaturewassponsoringthelegislationthatcreatedthe
RegionalTransitAuthority,orRTA,whichhasnowdevelopeda
plantocreateanefficientandreliableregionaltransitsystem
thatconnectsourlocalcommunitiesinOakland,Macomb,
WayneandWashtenawcounties.
UndertheRTA’smasterplan,RoyalOakwillbelinkedto
allofthecommunitiesalongWoodwardAvenuefrom
downtownDetroittoPontiacviabusrapidtransit.
Busrapidtransit,orBRT,isamasstransitsystemthatoperates
similartoalight-railsystem,exceptthatituseshigh-capacity
busesthatoperateindedicatedbuslanesasopposedto
rail(pleaseseetheconceptualrenderingaboveofaGratiot
AvenueBRTstationinDetroit’sEasternMarket).
BRTfeaturespre-payboarding,level-platformboardingand
otherefficienciesoflightrail.
AsecondBRTroutewillconnecttheDetroitMetroAirport,
downtownDetroitandallofthecommunitiesalongtheway
viaMichiganAvenue.
AthirdBRTlinealongGratiotAvenuewillconnectthe
communitiesbetweendowntownDetroitandMt.Clemens.
Lastly,afourthBRTlinewillconnectAnnArborandYpsilanti,
andacommuterrailwillconnectAnnArborandYpsilantito
downtownDetroit.
Tolearnmoreaboutthefutureofmasstransitin
SoutheastMichigan,visitwww.RTAMichigan.org.
WHATREGIONALTRANSITWILLMEANFORYOU
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
JIMTOWNSEND

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Ypsilanti
Plymouth
Novi
Roseville
Northville
Birmingham
Southfield
Eastpointe
Sterling
Heights
Troy
Canton
ClintonCharter
Township
Wayne
Dearborn
RoyalOak
Mt.Clemens
Pontiac
AnnArbor
Livonia
Detroit
Metropolitan
Airport
Detroit
WAYNECO.
OAKLANDCO.
MACOMBCO.
WASHTENAWCO.
Mapnottoscale.
BRTandRegionalRailstationlocationsarestill
intheplanningphaseandmaychange.
Existingbusservicehasbeensimplifiedfor
illustrativepurposesandmaynotbe
comprehensiveofallAAATA,DDOT,and
SMARTroutes.
BusRapidTransit
East-WestTransit
Tobeevaluatedfurther
RegionalRail
Streetcar
PlannedStation
Transfer
EndofRoute
RAPIDTRANSITONLY
BusRapidTransit
RegionalRail
Cross-CountyConnector
LocalBus
Streetcar
CommuterExpress
AirportExpress
ExistingBusService
PlannedStation
Transfer
EndofSingleRoute
EndofMultipleRoutes
ExtensionofExistingLocalService
REGIONALMASTERTRANSITPLAN
ExistingPark-and-Ride
PlannedPark-and-Ride
AdditionalPark-and-RideOpportunity
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