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Towards Equitable Electric Mobility for Michigan

TRU is proud to be part of a special community of practice called Towards Equitable Electric Mobility, or TEEM. The Latest: TEEM Video Premier 3/19 TEEM believes transportation needs to be clean, fair, and work for everyone. That means both electric and equitable. We interviewed a range of Michiganders to discuss what equitable mobility means …

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Time for Michigan to Boost State Investment in Transit!

The greatest transit opportunity in 2024 is for the State of Michigan to boost investment in public transit. Update 3/15: House Committee hears consistent calls to boost transit funding The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing Tuesday focused on public transportation, which you can watch on YouTube.com/DetroitTransit. Before an overflow crowd and key …

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Mayor Proposes Budget Increase to Boost DDOT Staffing

Summary: After decades of declines, Mayor Duggan proposed a $21 million increase for DDOT in the City’s FY 2025 budget. While not enough to solve DDOT’s problems, TRU feels it’s a great step in the right direction. Detroit City Council will consider it Friday March 22 at 2pm, including taking public comments. Over the past …

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New Legislative Transit Caucus Formed

For decades, the Michigan legislature was opposed to or apathetic about public transit. Advocates would come up to Lansing to fight against legislative proposals to gut transit funding. Oh how things have changed! First Meeting of the Legislative Transit Caucus In part from a recommendation from TRU, State Representatives Jason Morgan and Mike McFall have …

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DDOT Reimagines a Vision for More Reliable, Frequent Bus Network

Over the past two years, the City of Detroit has analyzed the transit service and needs and gathered a lot of feedback from bus riders and other stakeholders. The City recently unveiled their final draft of DDOT Reimagined! Read below for a few of the highlights, and visit the DDOT website to review the full …

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