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Regional Transit Authority outlines programs, budgets and growth to Michigan appropriation subcommittee
Summary
Ben Stupka, executive director of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, told a House appropriations subcommittee the RTA oversaw about $24 million in operating revenue, distributed $11 million to community providers and manages $95 million in federal pass‑through funds while expanding express services, the QLINE and a regional transit app.
Ben Stupka, executive director of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan, told the Michigan House Appropriation Subcommittee on State and Local Transportation that the agency coordinated regional transit services, managed funding flows and is planning expansions to express bus service and access‑to‑transit projects.
"Almost 30,000,000 rides, throughout the transit system last year," Stupka said, citing regional ridership as evidence of demand. He told the committee the RTA serves Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties and that its work includes planning, funding, coordination and implementation under Public Act 387 of 2012.
The RTA operates on roughly $24,000,000 in annual revenue, Stupka said, with about 84% of that directed to services — including the QLINE streetcar, D2A2 (Detroit–Ann Arbor express), DAX (airport express) and mobility management — and roughly 14% supporting regional coordination and administrative functions. He said the agency also distributed $11,000,000 in…
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