With election season fully upon us, it’s important to know where candidates and elected officials stand on the issues that are most important to us. There’s a lot of talk out there, but this election season brings us an opportunity to show that actions are louder than words.
TRU has a challenge for anyone who cares about transit: Ask candidates about transit!
Whether at a candidate forum, a local community parade, online, or elsewhere, it is important to ask your local candidates and elected officials about transit. Feel free to ask other candidates and elected officials the same questions; the more that know transit matters do their constituents, the better!
Find your Candidates
Below is a spreadsheet with the names and ways to find contact information for elected officials and candidates across the four county region. You’ll find listings for the U.S. Congress, the state house, and the state senate
Response Form
Once you’ve asked a candidate about transit, we would love for you to let us know what they said! Email Aaron@DetroitTransit.org to tell us their response, which you can complete as multiple times for various candidates. This will really help us hold them accountable if elected!
Sample Questions
- Given how expensive driving is, especially for young people, if elected, how would you improve public transportation in our community?
- Do you support legislation under consideration by the legislature that would provide an additional $200 million per year for transformational public transit projects in Michigan?
- There exists a new Legislative Transit Caucus. If elected, how would you work with this caucus to advance transit in Michigan?
- How often do you use public transit? Have you ridden it locally? Do you use it in daily life (commuting, entertainment, groceries)?
- Do you agree that public transportation is a vital component in economic growth and good environmental policy?
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