Oakland County leaders give voters bad directions on RTA

Oakland County leaders give voters bad directions on RTA

“Transit myths,” Deputy Oakland County Executive Gerald Poisson’s recent guest column in the Daily Tribune, excoriating Warren Evans’ regional transit millage proposal, raises some interesting questions – and should raise some eyebrows when we consider Southeast Michigan’s future. Poisson mocks the idea of spending money on transit, as his boss L. Brooks Patterson has in […]

 MDOT replacing signs to keep you safe

 MDOT replacing signs to keep you safe

Have you ever missed an exit or a critical traffic sign just because you couldn’t see it at night? Got a ticket for the infraction? Well, the ticket is bad enough, but there are a lot worse things that can happen – fatal crashes. That’s the chief reason the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has a sign replacement program. Despite […]

Michigan taps high school students to fill growing need for careers in transportation

Michigan taps high school students to fill growing need for careers  in transportation

With a still sluggish economy, the quicker high school students are prepared for their future, the better. Perhaps it was the thought that led The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration to team up and create a more diverse transportation workforce for the future with the Youth Development and Mentoring Program. It is […]