Transit is Essential Transit agencies here and nationwide are on the front lines of the pandemic. Bus drivers ensure that all the people we all depend on – the nurses, Rx techs, janitors, and grocery clerks – can get to work. #TransitisEssential! Transit agencies are doing a lot to slow the spread of COVID-19: They’re connecting […]
Victory: Emergency Funding for Transit! Read More »
A sliver of good news – the stimulus proposal by the Senate includes $20 billion for transit operations and $1 billion for Amtrak! But things are changing fast and the House is in the midst of crafting their own bill right now. Even in these challenging and rapidly changing times, transportation remains a lifeline for
ACT NOW: Sign the Transportation for America Petition to Save Transit Read More »
County leaders have found a compromise with Legislative leaders on a new path forward. Newly introduced HB 5550 would amend the RTA law to allow counties that want to vote to fund transit and leave out counties that don’t want to.
A New Path to Invest in Great Regional Transit: Amend RTA Law Read More »
Do you care about improving transit in metro Detroit? Do you want hands-on experience building the public support transit needs? Can you dedicate 10-25 hours a week for a few months to fighting for more and better transit? Then TRU internships might be right for you! TRU has summer internship openings for students interested in making
Internships to improve Detroit Transit! Read More »
The next key step towards great transit? Pass HB 5229!
YOU need to take three quick actions to make this progress possible:
1) Tell YOUR legislators to support and push for HB 5229
2) Tell Legislative Leaders to schedule a vote for HB 5229<
3) Then urge your friends and family across Michigan to do the same
Want a chance to vote on transit this year? Act NOW to demand it! Read More »
