 another metro detroit boondoggle  the michigan senate has approved a series of bills designed to establish a regional transit authority for metro detroit if approved by the michigan house and signed by the governor the legislation would create an authority and establish a governing board that would develop a regional transportation plan the board would serve as the recipient for state and federal grants coordinating routes between existing bus networks and implementing a new rolling rapid transit system governor snyder cited at least 23 documented but failed attempts in the past but still is asking for renewed calls for a regional authority for an article on the plan and how it will be funded click on the following story link  http wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201211 michigansenateapprovesregiohtml 