Early voting has already begun in this year’s Detroit municipal elections. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TRU does not endorse candidates, but we believe it’s important to provide the public with an understanding of their stances on transit. To assist in making your choices, we’ve prepared an updated version – below – of the candidate questionnaire […]
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Despite being several days late, the Michigan Legislature finally passed a budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which started Oct 1 of 2025. Our 9 months of advocacy and activism paid off!! The new MI budget includes nearly $160 million more for public transit – including both bus operating and transformational projects! As we had long
Advocacy Works! $160 million more for transit in MI budget! Read More »
Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) workers have been underpaid for years. That’s bad for them, and bad for riders. On Wednesday, October 8, TRU and allied organizations are rallying downtown with DDOT workers to demand higher wages and better bus service. Meager pay contributed to a serious shortage of DDOT workers, and while that shortage
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Update: 9/26 The state government has reached a budget deal. And out of $1.5 billion in new transportation funding, only 3% of that will go to transit. This is a tiny amount that will only avert a short-term crisis, and won’t allow for any growth in our transit systems. Michigan law currently allows up to
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As absentee ballots begin hitting mailboxes around Detroit, TRU and our allies present the results of our candidate questionnaire on public transit issues. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TRU does not endorse candidates, but we believe it’s important to provide the public with an understanding of their stances on transit. The 9-question questionnaire was emailed to
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