The Metro: Detroit expands public transit, one millage at a time
Transportation Riders United Director Megan Owens discusses the Wayne County transit millage and her vision for expansive regional transport.
Wayne County voted for a millage to have all residents pay for its suburban bus service. Megan Owens is the director of a public transit advocacy group that helped make that happen.
Wayne County residents overwhelmingly approved a millage that ensures everyone pays into the suburban public transit system, known as SMART.
One of the people who led the effort to pass the millage is Megan Owens. She’s the director of Transit Riders United. That organization has been advocating for public transit expansion in Metro Detroit for 25 years.
Owens joined The Metro‘s Robyn Vincent to discuss Wayne County’s transit millage, and what it would take to create more expansive, connected public transit in the region.
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