Rumors and whispers; MDOT's plans to widen US-131 through downtown have been shelved [at least for now]. They have received enough push-back that they will crawl back into their caves, cast some bones [they call that "doing studies" 🙄], and come back with more 'creative' solutions.
💪Stay strong, keep fighting!👊
#MichiganDOT #NoMoreRoads #FuckCars #GrandRapidsMI #Michigan #DefundMDOT

When the Michigan Department of Transportation does "equity":
- 85.4% of participants were White
- 32.5% of participants have a household income of over $100,000/yr.
We already knew who it was they cared about, but, yikes. #Michigan #Infrastructure #Racism #MichiganDOT
https://www.michigan.gov/mdot/-/media/Project/Websites/MDOT/Projects-Studies/Studies/Planning-and-Environmental-Linkages-Studies/US-131-in-Grand-Rapids/US131-PEL-Phase-1-Engagement-Results.pdf?rev=ab2c2e755bbc44328f91aa0f8f8a842a&hash=3199926C454257585961890510865BE3

MDOT's plan is - surprise - MORE LANES!
What else did we expect from that collection of doddering shills?
Citizens still have until Sept. 8th to submit comments @ https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/cfaa504c97c44168ad3241929cb9982f
They claim the focus of their plan is: """equity and inclusion, transportation resiliency, and better pedestrian and bicycle accommodations."""
Unfortunately we are currently unaware of a drop-off location for rotten fruit and roadkill.
#GrandRapidsMI #MichiganDOT #Michigan #ClimateChange #Racism

MDOT's 5 Year [Not A] Transportation Plan is available for public comment. As expected, it is terrible. Via a focus on "Equity & Inclusion" and "Complete Streets" it is nothing but highway projects. They want your comments . . . give them what they want. #Michigan #MichiganDOT #transportation
https://urbangr.org/MDOTs5YearNotATransportationPlan

As of August 8th Michigan transportation infrastructure policies have killed 26 people and seriously injured 3,196 people.
That is 14.6 deaths or serious injuries every day. #Michigan #MichiganDOT #VisionZero