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rapid, reliable, regional facebook.com/rtamichigan @rtamichigan businesses, employers, and talented individuals healthcare, and entertainment reliably efficiently • Boost our economy by attracting and retaining WE NEED RAPID, RELIABLE, REGIONAL TRANSIT Southeast Michigan lacks a true regional system. Our transit providers are underfunded, uncoordinated, and together do not make up a seamless regional system. The Regional Master Transit Plan can change that. Investing in regional transit will: • Connect people to jobs, , education, • Empower WHAT WILL IT COST? To make THE PLAN Read the Regional Master Transit Plan , find a meeting near you, and get involved at: rtamichigan.org TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Your input will help shape the future of regional transit in Southeast Michigan. [email protected] 1001 Woodward Avenue, Suite 1400 Detroit, MI 48226 313-402-1020 voters in Southeast Michigan will be asked to consider a 1.2 mill property tax increase on November 8, 2016. This equals an additional $120 per year for a home appraised at $200,000 to fund the proposed network.