Ann Arbor Transportation Authority adopts "WALLY" commuter train initiative

Today the Livingston County Daily Press and Argus reported that the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority will now serve as the designated agency for the proposed Washtenaw and Livingston Line or "WALLY". The long-proposed commuter rail-line would serve area residents with passenger train service stretching from the City of Howell located in the heart of Livingston County, into the City of Ann Arbor, home to The University of Michigan. This development makes is possible for the project to receive State and Federal funding and the AATA Chairman is committed to obtaining governement earmarks for the project. WALLY is veiwed as a way to help reduce trafic congestion on the US23 corridor that many commuters use to travel back and forth between Livingston and Washtenaw counties.