TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN MICHIGAN

PRESENT AND PAST

ORGANIZED BY METROPOLITAN AREAS AND COUNTIES

A moderately urban state, which is less than sufficiently supportive of public transportation.


DETROIT AREA

OTHER OLDER METROPOLITAN AREAS

NEWER METROPOLITAN AREAS

MICROPOLITAN AREAS/HISTORICALLY WITH TRANSIT

NEWER MICROPOLITAN AREAS

RURAL AREAS


Outside the Detroit area, many electric railways in Michigan eventually became subsidiaries of Commonwealth Power Railway & Light Co., which finally disposed of its Michigan subsidiaries before coming under control of Commonwealth & Southern Corp. The Michigan Electric Railway Co. was the most notable interurban railway in the area, in addition to operating several city streetcar systems.


STATEWIDE TRANSIT LINKS

Links to transit system Web sites and further information on public transportation throughout the state.

Michigan Department of Transportation

Michigan Public Transit Association

ADDITIONAL LINKS

Michigan Transit Museum


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