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Transit providers praise funding boost, urge clarity on $35M in unallocated CTF dollars

Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Local Transportation
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Representatives of Mass Trans and the Michigan Public Transit association thanked the committee for an increase in operating assistance but said roughly $35 million in Comprehensive Transportation Fund money referenced in materials remained unallocated and urged the committee and MDOT to resolve allocations to ensure sustainability.

Transit association representatives told the appropriations subcommittee they appreciate the enacted increases in the Comprehensive Transportation Fund and the additional local bus operating assistance, but they expressed concern about a roughly $35 million amount that remained unallocated in committee materials and about the long-term sustainability of operating support.

Ken Jankowski, president…

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