Public Meeting Coverage
Coverage of local government meetings and advocacy groups, including carbon copies of my past live meeting threads from Twitter and Mastodon. These are dated in accordance with the meeting they cover.
Some entries in this category are links to paid coverage I submitted while on assignment for Detroit Documenters. Outlier Media retains editorial control of and publication rights for these submissions; as such, they are not reproduced here.
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MARP Membership Meeting: Higher speeds, Chicago Union Station improvements | Authored 16 March 2024
On Saturday, March 16th, the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers (MARP) held its first in-person meeting of 2024 inside the John D. Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn.
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TRU State of Transit 2024: Full Event Recap | Authored 30 January 2024
TRU State of Transit 2024: Event Recap | Corey Rowe Legislative action, pay raises for drivers, and plans for new service: Here’s what’s in store for transit in 2024.
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2024-01-18: DDOT Community Input Meeting | Authored 18 January 2024
At the first community input meeting of the year, DDOT announced the next steps of its Reimagined plan. The final draft plan will be published on February 1st, and a public hearing will be held on February 15th in place of the regularly scheduled community input meeting.
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2023-10-19: DDOT Community Input Meeting | Authored 19 October 2023
At this regularly scheduled public input meeting, DDOT announced plans for increasing service on Jefferson as a “BRT” pilot. What this will look like remains to be seen.
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MARP's 50th Annual Meeting: Brightline and Beyond | Authored 16 October 2023
On Saturday, October 14th, the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers (MARP) held its 50th annual meeting at a very spooky Durand Union Station.
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2023-09-28 SMART Board of Directors | Authored 28 September 2023
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2023-09-06: Detroit People Mover Board of Directors | Authored 06 September 2023
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2023-08-24 SMART Board of Directors | Authored 24 August 2023
Fixed-route service to Novi, Wixom, and Bloomfield Hills (Woodward / Long Lake) will begin on Monday, September 11th.
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2023-07-24 SMART Board of Directors | Authored 24 July 2023
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2023-06-22 SMART Board of Directors | Authored 22 June 2023