Talking trains with A2’s transportation manager

Eli Cooper has been Ann Arbor's transportation manager since 2005. AnnArbor.com sat down with him to discuss the city's future with regard to rail travel and roads. Excerpt: "Cooper came to Ann Arbor in 2005 after spending two decades honing his skills as a transportation planner in New Jersey, Delaware, Minnesota and Washington. He's worked on initiatives ranging from light rail to statewide transportation planning, and just about everything in between. Cooper said he welcomes the recent news that the Michigan Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration and Norfolk Southern Railway Co. have signed an agreement to transfer ownership of 135 miles of Norfolk Southern's tracks to MDOT for $140 million." Read the rest here.