Strong Towns Flint

02/06/2026

From the Strong Towns Flint - Transit Committee:

This is worth a listen. Re: The positive impact that strong transit connections can have for communities.

https://freakonomics.com/podcast/should-public-transit-be-free-update/

01/26/2026

Join us tonight for the first meeting of our new Transportation Sub-Committee.
We’ll be talking all things transit!
6:00 PM at Queen’s Provisions, 421 Garland St.
Hope to see you there!

01/13/2026

✨ Join Us Tonight! ✨
Strong Towns Flint is hosting our Members Meeting TODAY – January 13th, and we’d love to see you there!
🕕 6:00 – 7:00 PM
📍 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Flint, MI
Come connect with neighbors, share ideas, and help build a stronger Flint!
👉 Learn more: strongtownsflint.org

12/20/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Flint Urbanist Happy Hour - Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers event at Queens' Provisions! MARP is the foremost advocacy group in Michigan committed to supporting and growing passenger rail, and Flint's voice is being heard in it!

Strong Towns Flint is advocating for a simple connection - Flint to Pontiac - which would connect Flint to Detroit on existing rail lines. If you are interested in getting involved, join us at the Strong Towns Flint January Organizing Meeting on January 13th! Thanks to the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers for cohosting this event with us.

11/16/2025

10/28/2025

The proposed Primary Route changes from the MTA - Flint MI were passed by their Board of Directors this past week! Please check out these input session times below to learn about how these adjustments will impact you.

EXCITING NEWS! After months of planning and gathering feedback from our community, the MTA Board of Directors have approved the Primary Route Changes.
Several MTA Primary Routes will be changing effective November 17. Big improvements are on the way to increase efficiency, safety, and service for riders across Genesee County. For more information, visit www.mtaflint.org/primary-route-changes/

10/22/2025

The new budget adopted by the Michigan Legislature includes substantial new funding for Public Transit. This is a key opportunity for the MTA - Flint MI to implement many of the recommendations in the recent fixed route study, including new routes to high demand areas and *more frequency* on existing routes.

Many committed transit activists helped get this funding increase in place, now is the time to use it to improve our transit system!

Local Bus Operations funded at a record $271.6M, with more on the way

10/08/2025

Highways are great tools to connect distant places. When we work to use them to connect very local places, we destroy the communities that those places exist in. Check out a Strong Towns perspective below on the purpose of highways.

09/03/2025

Be sure to stop by one of the two input sessions tomorrow at the Gloria Coles Flint Public Library being hosted by the MTA - Flint MI! Strong Towns Flint strongly believes that new routes are critical, but so too is increased frequency! We need buses that run more often than once or twice an hour.

Be sure to make your voice heard! You can see the proposed changes at the link below!

Proposed Fixed Route Changes - https://www.mtaflint.org/proposed-primary-route-changes/

Join us in two days!!

08/19/2025

Be sure to make your voice heard! We need buses that go more places, more often. Strong Towns Flint firmly believes that we need to increase bus frequency to high-traffic routes running every 15 minutes, and now is the chance to advocate for it!

Come join us for our first open house to learn about the purposed Primary Route changes and share your feedback. Today at the Farmers Flint Farmers' Market from 11-2. There will be giveaways and treats along with information.

08/14/2025

08/13/2025

Hello Strong Towns friends! After much public feedback and advocacy, the MTA - Flint MI is planning to present proposed changes and improvements to our Fixed Route Bus Network in the coming weeks! Proposed changes are as follows:

Changes/Additions
Route 3 - Miller/Linden
Route 8 - South Saginaw
Route 11 - Fenton Road (Somewhat minor changes)
Route 13 - Crosstown North
Route 15 - Dort/Averill
Some combinations of routes later in the evening.

Important moments to provide feedback on this are as follows:
Flint Farmers Market - Tuesday August 19th from 11am-2pm
MTA Downtown Transportation Center - Tuesday, August 26th from 11am-3pm
Gloria Coles Flint Public Library - Thursday September 4th from 12pm-2pm and 5pm-7pm

Details of the proposed changes will also be uploaded online at https://www.mtaflint.org/proposed-primary-route-changes/ soon.

This is a chance for Strong Towns Flint members to advocate for our clear requests:

Buses that come more frequently (every 10-15 minutes should be the goal)

More evening frequency

Buses that reach more corridors in need of service, like Dort Highway, Hill Road, and more suburban communities.

Please attend one of these sessions and make your voice heard for better bus service!