{"id":3256,"date":"2025-12-30T14:24:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtamichigan.org\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T19:51:02","slug":"stupka-transit-knits-southeast-michigan-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rtamichigan.org\/es\/rta-news\/stupka-transit-knits-southeast-michigan-together","title":{"rendered":"Stupka: El transporte p\u00fablico une al sureste de Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Este art\u00edculo de opini\u00f3n se public\u00f3 en The Detroit News el 25 de diciembre de 2025. Expresa las opiniones de Ben Stupka, Director Ejecutivo de la Autoridad de Tr\u00e1nsito Regional del Sureste de Michigan, y no las opiniones de The Detroit News.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Por Ben Stupka<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Un viaje reciente en el tranv\u00eda QLINE me record\u00f3 que el transporte p\u00fablico une discretamente al sureste de Michigan. Conecta a la gente con el trabajo, los eventos y los momentos cotidianos que definen la vida en nuestra regi\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Este a\u00f1o, la Autoridad Regional de Tr\u00e1nsito pregunt\u00f3 a los residentes qu\u00e9 opinaban sobre el transporte p\u00fablico. La respuesta fue abrumadora: 87% considera que la mejora del transporte p\u00fablico regional es un beneficio importante, incluso cuando la mayor\u00eda conduce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">El sureste de Michigan sabe que los usuarios del transporte p\u00fablico impulsan nuestras vidas. Lo presenci\u00e9 de primera mano en la l\u00ednea QLINE, donde las familias iban al centro a comprar, los trabajadores a sus trabajos y los pacientes a sus citas, uniendo a nuestra comunidad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Al reflexionar sobre un a\u00f1o de progreso, primero quiero agradecer a nuestros legisladores estatales y a la gobernadora Gretchen Whitmer por su hist\u00f3rica inversi\u00f3n en el transporte p\u00fablico. En el paquete de transporte m\u00e1s amplio, el estado aument\u00f3 los fondos para la operaci\u00f3n de autobuses, tuvo en cuenta la inflaci\u00f3n y cre\u00f3 una fuente de financiamiento para proyectos transformadores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Este a\u00f1o tambi\u00e9n marc\u00f3 la continuaci\u00f3n de la colaboraci\u00f3n regional. Detroit dio la bienvenida a Robert Cramer como Director Ejecutivo de Tr\u00e1nsito y Tiffany Gunter fue ascendida a CEO de SMART; dos l\u00edderes que aportan una amplia experiencia y compromiso con la colaboraci\u00f3n. Su liderazgo, junto con la larga colaboraci\u00f3n de TheRide en Ann Arbor y otros proveedores comunitarios m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os en los condados que atendemos, est\u00e1 fortaleciendo la confianza en nuestro sistema. Juntos, nos centramos en los aspectos fundamentales que m\u00e1s preocupan a los pasajeros: confiabilidad, conveniencia y coordinaci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">En noviembre, la RTA se asoci\u00f3 con el DDOT, SMART, TheRide, MoGo y Detroit People Mover para lanzar una experiencia de transporte digital unificada: la aplicaci\u00f3n Transit. Los pasajeros ahora pueden planificar viajes, ver las llegadas en tiempo real y comprar boletos en un solo lugar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">En 2025, la RTA otorg\u00f3 m\u00e1s de 11 millones de d\u00f3lares a operaciones para personas mayores y personas con discapacidad en nuestra regi\u00f3n de cuatro condados. Esta subvenci\u00f3n, a trav\u00e9s de nuestro programa Movilidad para Todos (M4A), no solo beneficia a nuestras ciudades, sino tambi\u00e9n a nuestros municipios y comunidades rurales del norte y oeste de Oakland y del norte de los condados de Macomb, lugares donde, si no se conduce, es dif\u00edcil desplazarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">En la RTA, hemos impulsado una tendencia nacional al operar dos servicios de autob\u00fas expr\u00e9s con comodidades modernas como wifi y asientos reclinables. Nuestro servicio D2A2, que conecta Detroit con Ann Arbor, y nuestro servicio Detroit Air Xpress (DAX), que conecta el centro de Detroit con el aeropuerto DTW, registraron un aumento de 20% en el n\u00famero de pasajeros en 2025. Ambos servicios son a\u00fan j\u00f3venes y est\u00e1n en crecimiento. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">En su primer a\u00f1o completo bajo la propiedad de la RTA, la QLINE recibi\u00f3 a un mill\u00f3n de pasajeros nuevamente. La propiedad p\u00fablica abre la puerta a mejoras a largo plazo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Cada proveedor de servicios ha resuelto problemas a largo plazo. Durante d\u00e9cadas, los habitantes de Detroit expresaron su preocupaci\u00f3n por el paratr\u00e1nsito. Este a\u00f1o, Detroit utiliz\u00f3 fondos M4A de la RTA para lanzar DDOT Now, un servicio de paratr\u00e1nsito interno con entrega el mismo d\u00eda que ha sido un \u00e9xito inmediato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">SMART afront\u00f3 frontalmente la escasez de operadores, firmando un nuevo contrato sindical y reclutando a m\u00e1s de 130 nuevos empleados, lo que increment\u00f3 el servicio a los pasajeros de los condados de Oakland, Macomb y Wayne. Sus esfuerzos demuestran lo que se puede lograr con liderazgo enfocado y colaboraci\u00f3n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">TheRide est\u00e1 invirtiendo en el futuro del transporte p\u00fablico en el condado de Washtenaw al involucrar a los pasajeros y residentes en la construcci\u00f3n de un nuevo centro de transporte p\u00fablico en Ypsilanti que ser\u00e1 un centro fundamental para la movilidad regional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Si hace tiempo que no usas el transporte p\u00fablico, s\u00fabete. Estaciona y viaja en Woodward y s\u00fabete al QLINE o al People Mover para una cita rom\u00e1ntica en el centro. Evita las molestias del estacionamiento en el aeropuerto y ahorra dinero con DAX. Prueba un viaje diferente con TheRide, D2A2, SMART o DDOT. Al hacerlo, disfrutar\u00e1s de la vista de una regi\u00f3n que avanza en la direcci\u00f3n correcta. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>Ben Stupka es el director ejecutivo de la Autoridad de Tr\u00e1nsito Regional del Sureste de Michigan.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Este art\u00edculo de opini\u00f3n se public\u00f3 en The Detroit News el 25 de diciembre de 2025. 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