Detroit Airport Shuttle

AATA looks to add airport shuttle service, expand bus service between Ann ...

AATA officials said the resolution approved by the board marks an important step in turning the agency's countywide transit master plan into a reality.

The master plan documents are available at www.MovingYouForward.org .

"It basically says to everybody in the county, 'This is where we want to be in 30 years,'" said Chairman Jesse Bernstein . "We've listened, we've evolved, we've changed, we've done what people want, and this is going to be the goal. Now we have to figure out how to get there."

AATA board member David Nacht noted that, before the agency even takes that next step, it's already talking about ways it can implement pieces of the 30-year plan now. That includes increased transit service between Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti and a new shuttle service taking residents from Ann Arbor to the Detroit Metro Airport.

"We're making progress on actually moving forward with the early parts — some aspects of the transit master plan — even in the absence of any new funding," Nacht said. "So we currently still plan on having airport service beginning in October, even though our proposed federal funding source was denied. It may not be at the scope or level that we hope to eventually have, but we are working with partners and this is going to be a significant new service."

CEO Michael Ford said AATA officials have been in talks for several months with representatives from Michigan Flyer, a motor coach service providing frequent shuttle trips to and from East Lansing, Jackson, Ann Arbor and Detroit Metro Airport.

Ford said AATA officials are aggressively pursuing funding for an airport shuttle service with an Oct. 15 target start date. While the AATA wasn't able to obtain a federal grant for which it applied, it has received notice from the Michigan Department of Transportation that airport service will be eligible for state operating assistance. That would cover about 30 percent of the cost.

The idea, Ford said, is to provide a service to residents that's convenient and affordable. It currently costs about $10 a day to leave a car parked near the airport.

"Right now the proposal is 16 trips a day," Ford said. "Basically the concept is leaving from Blake Transit Center , probably no more than two stops from there, and being able to complete that service within 40 to 45 minutes. I'm trying to work on something that will allow parking at a minimal cost at Fourth and William or even potentially free. I'm also talking to other private and public sector folks to see what other funding we can come up with.

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