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A proposal from the Bendix Dashayeyor Co. for a "people mover" mass transit system for Ann Arbor will remain in consideration locally despite rejection by the Michigan Public Transportation Coundi. Karl Guenther, executive director of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority, says future studies of the "people mover" concept will include the Bendix proposal as well as a plan developed by employés of the Ford Motor Co. public transportation división which the council accepted earlier this week. The proposal of the Ford employés, which has not bed! endorsed by the companA -suggests an elevated transij system connecting the Main Campus, State Street, Main Street, the AMTRAK railroad station, the city's three hospitals and North Campus. This plan did not specify the types of vehicles that would be used. I The proposal from the Ann Arbor based Bendix company concerned itself mainly with I the concept of integrating a "people mover" sytem into the city's Teltran bus system. It also dealt more with the types of vehicles (surface level) and equipment than did the accepted plan. Guenther said he. believes the feeling in Lansing is that neither of the individual plans provided everything the Transportation Council ed, but together they did. The council's initial okay of the elevated "people mover" system . means the AATA will be given 50 per cent of the funds needed (or up to $10, 000) to develop a basic plan. This study will be made by an outside consulting firm, so. consideration of equipment made by both Ford and dix Dashaveyor will be given, Guenther said. The basic plans for the system will be submitted to the Transportation Council in December. The council will then choose finalists in the design competition and will provide money for engineering studies.

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