It's something new popping up to the old question of transit. In Washtenaw County there is a push toward a fully integrated public transit system that includes buses and commuter rails. Of course it's still in discussion and all the communities and counties have to jump on board but, still, at least there is the talk.
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Irwin makes it clear that he prefers an integrated system that includes expanded bus service and both the proposed Ann Arbor-Detroit and Ann Arbor-Howell commuter rail lines, possibly all overseen by AATA.
"I would like to wrap all that in and have a complete, countywide transit system," Irwin said.
AATA expects to hear soon from an attorney investigating how it might change itself from an agency chartered by the city of Ann Arbor to an authority for a wider area.
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