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August 30: Study shows every 10 public transit jobs creates six more jobs in Michigan economy from MLive.com

• Thanks to the state, leaders of The Rapid bus system can now show voters the mass-transit system fuels the local economy and provides jobs. Timing is everything, since those same voters will soon be asked to renew and perhaps increase a tax levy. The new economic modeling study provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation shows that for every 10 jobs created in the public transit sector, six additional jobs are created in the rest of the economy.