The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is Greater Detroit’s regional planning organization.  It includes seven counties, including Monroe, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties.  SEMCOG often acts as a clearinghouse for federal and state funding.  SEMCOG also maintains long-range, multi-county plans for a variety of governmental functions.

Among these long-range plans are several devoted to regional transportation.  Currently, SEMCOG is taking input for a regional transportation plan that will cover the years 2010 through 2035.

So, here’s the deal.  If you want better public transportation or rail service, go to these meetings and express your ideas.  If you want good road shoulders for biking, more trails for walking or cycling, go to these meetings.  If you want to spend all transportation funding on freeways, maybe you should find something better to do on the meeting dates:)

Here is the schedule, followed by several media reports about the process:

– July 21, 4-7 p.m.: SEMCOG, 535 Griswold, Suite 300, Detroit.

– July 22, 4-7 p.m.: Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, Southfield.

– July 23, 9 a.m.-noon: Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20080715/REG/324947313/1069&rssfeed=RSS01

http://www.m-bike.org/blog/2008/07/15/speaking-up-for-better-bicycling-in-metro-detroit

http://www.semcog.org/Long-RangeTransportationPlan.aspx

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