Donate
  • About
  • Staff
  • Advertise
  • Privacy
Search
News
Opinions
Sports
Classifieds
Comics
BMA
Events
Subscribe

Saturday, September 23, 2023
Print Archive

Eastern Echo
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinions
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • BMA
  • Events
  • Classifieds
  • Search
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinions
  • Comics
  • Podcast
  • BMA
  • Events
  • Classifieds
Search

Subscribe to the Echo

Donate to The Echo

You can support the Echo by donating through the EMU Foundation and selecting to apply your gift to a specific fund. Any of the funds listed below will provide support to the Echo.

01049 -- EMU Echo Editor Endowed Scholarship:  Provides financial support for the current EMU Echo Editor.

02414 -- Scott Stephenson Eastern Echo Scholarship:  This expendable scholarship is for the benefit of student(s) in the School of Communication, Media & Theater Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences.  It will be awarded to a full or part-time junior or senior EMU student majoring in journalism and working for the Eastern Echo.  The student should be working to self-finance their education and not be eligible for need-based grants.

00825 -- Student Media Development:  Provides support for the Student Media program.

Thank you for supporting the Echo and EMU Student Media.

Give Now


11/1/2021, 7:00am

Ypsilanti City Council discusses the future of public transportation

TheRide seeks public feedback on their long-range plan for the future of transportation in the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor area.

By Cedrick Charles
Ypsilanti City Council discusses the future of public transportation
Pamela Mohar

Share

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Mail
  • Print

Ypsilanti City Council met to discuss the city's transportation plan, resolutions, and more Oct. 19. 

The presentation section included a plan for what public transportation in Washtenaw County will look like. The elements of this long-range plan include a fixed route network, regional, park and ride, paratransit, and other services. 

TheRide is the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority (AATA), the public transit provider for the Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor areas. Over the last six months, TheRide has been working on its long-range plan for what the next 25 years of transportation will look like. They released a presentation of hypothetical scenarios to understand what the public would like to see more in transportation. 

“TheRide 2045 is a long-range plan for the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti area,“ Yuval Grinspun, lead consultant for TheRide, said. "It considers the transit network that includes the bus routes and their frequencies, but it will also be looking at new types of transit, infrastructure, technology, and fleet. TheRide would like to increase social equity, access to jobs, education, and housing, help the environment and reduce air pollution, and support existing and new businesses.”

TheRide 2045 long-range plan was started in 2019, but it was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan includes four phases:

  1. Guidance and establishment of public advisory group
  2. Analysis of current and future state
  3. Development of scenarios and public feedback
  4. Finalization and implementation planning

“The first two phases are done,“ Grinspun said. "Now, we’re in the third phase where we can start to develop auctions or scenarios for the community to react on common thought. The last phase would be to finalize the plan, where we take everything we learn from the third phase... and put it into a realistic, implementable plan."

After the presentation, council members had a chance to address any comments or concerns regarding TheRide 2045 long-range plan. Councilmember Anthony Morgan shares his perceptions on what he has noticed regarding transportation in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. 

“I would be remiss if I didn't say this… but to me when I look at the AATA, it's definitely a vessel of transit, but I look at it as a tool that takes resources from Ypsilanti,“ Morgan said. "It appears that Ann Arbor gets the big pot from the services we take into Ann Arbor. It's nice that it appears as the 2045 Plan evolves that the equity is flowing back and forth."

To learn more about TheRide 2045 long-range plan and to take the survey, visit theride.org.

Share



Related Stories

The Eastern Echo Podcast Logo Fall 2019

Podcast: Gov. Whitmer appoints new EMU Regents; Ypsilanti City Council discusses Water St. redevelopment; Jim Toy Community Center to close

By Jasmine Boyd

The Kaufman Jacobs development plan for Water St. (Courtesy of OKW Architects)

Affordability concerns arise over new Water Street development plan during Ypsilanti City Council meeting

By Juliana Lumaj

Ypsilanti City Council discusses marijuana, election funding, and police updates

By Juliana Lumaj



Most Popular


9/17/2023, 8:00am

Wiard's Orchards Country Fair is back for its annual fall festivities

By Najat Hachemi

Wiard's Orchards Country Fair heads into its 186th year with fall attractions, pumpkin-picking, and cider for guests.


9/19/2023, 1:30pm

Construction currently taking place around Ypsilanti


9/20/2023, 8:00am

Over The Edge fundraiser brings rappelling to Ypsilanti


9/20/2023, 11:37am

Ypsilanti hosts annual YpsiTasty Grub Crawl and Shop local event today


Podcast


8/15/2023, 12:19pm

The Eastern Echo Podcast: Ep. 20- Graduate Interview with Rashimi Rai


4/27/2023, 11:33am

Eastern Echo Podcast: Editor-in-Chief Layla McMurtrie Signing Off


2/12/2023, 2:39pm

Echo Interviews: Kings of Color President Dylan Hughey discusses Black History Month


2/12/2023, 2:32pm

The Block E Podcast: Super Bowl Sunday


Tweets by TheEasternEcho
Eastern Michigan Echo To Homepage
  • About
  • Jobs
  • Freelance
  • Submissions
  • Advertise
  • Distribution

All Rights Reserved

© Copyright 2023 The Eastern Echo

Powered by Solutions by The State News.