Please contact us if you have an interest in attending an upcoming meeting. There are a lot of opportunities to participate in the work of TRU by attending these meetings
Upcoming Meetings
Meeting Title
When
Where
Arts, Beats, & Eats - w/ TRU table
Friday, September 03, 2010
downtown Royal Oak
Dally in the Alley, w/ TRU table
Saturday, September 11, 2010
midtown Detroit
Community Dialogue Forums - Detroit Strategic Framework Plan
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 6:00pm
multiple times and locations
We encourage you to attend one of the upcoming Community Dialogue Forums for the Detroit Strategic Framework Plan;
·Tuesday, September 14, Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. Seven Mile Road (NW)
·Thursday, September 16, American Serbian Memorial Hall, 19940 Van Dyke Street (NE)
·Saturday, September 18, Whittier Manor, 415 Burns Drive (SE)
·Tuesday, September 21, El Kiosko Banquet Hall, 7271 Dix Street (SW)
·Wednesday, September 22, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, 315 E. Warren Avenue (Central)
Doors will open at 6 p.m. for all weekday meetings, with the meeting program from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Doors will open at 10 a.m. for the Saturday meeting, with the meeting program from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Tap into the power and richness of Metro Detroit’s diversity
Come together and commit to new ways of living, acting and thinking to build a sustainable community
Work to create together a synergistic space in which to network and connect for the sake of the common good
Collaborate with local Detroit schools, colleges and organizations to promote Bioneers’ vision and values
Nurture a deeper understanding of a ‘sense of place’ and foster a new awareness of our essential interconnectedness, bio-regionally, state and planet
Work together to shift our perspectives to see advocacy for the environment and advocacy for social justice as one movement.
“Celebrate, Collaborate, And Connect: Transforming the Southeast Michigan Community.”
(Not a TRU event, TRU will be presenting)
TRU Board of Directors meeting
Monday, October 18, 2010 at 6:30pm
TRU Office
Open to the public, but not oriented to the public. For details contact the TRU office at 313-963-8872.
Michigan By Rail Public Forum (MEC/MARP)
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Detroit
A series of public forums focusing on the future of Michigan's passenger rail system are taking place throughout the state this summer and fall. The purpose is to engage Michigan citizens on their vision for travel options.
Each forum will include an overview of the existing system; an interactive rail mapping session; discussion of financing issues and a big-picture vision of the future of Michigan's passenger rail system.
Forums will be held in Royal Oak, Traverse City, New Buffalo, Lansing, Jackson, Holland, Detroit, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, and Ann Arbor.
First National Builing,660 Woodward, 9th floor. Call 866.962.5515 for details and verification.
Detroit Transit Corp. Board Meeting
Fourth Tuesday at 2:30pm
Madison Building, 3rd floor. Call 313.224.2160 for details and verification
SEMCOG Transportation Advisory Council Meeting
Fourth Wednesday at 9:30am
Buhl Building, 3rd floor. NOTE: meets LAST Wednesday on months with 5 Wednesdays. Call 313.961.4266 for details and verification.
TRU Board Meetings
Second Monday at 6:00pm
Guardian Building,
500 Griswold,
Detroit
The TRU Board of Directors generally meets the 2nd Monday of each month (expect August and sometimes December).
All meetings are open and members are encouraged to attend, especially to learn more about TRU and to take on a leadership role in your organization. However the meetings are business meetings. People new to the organization or the issues are encouraged to attend a Transit 101 meeting.
