For 25 years, Detroiters have come together to fight for more and better public transit under the banner of Transportation Riders United, because transit is essential for a thriving Detroit. Join us September 25th, 2025 at Bellagio Banquet Center in Dearborn Heights to join decades of TRU members, allies, and champions to celebrate the amazing […]
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Join TRU for a very special Transit Tuesday on July 22! TRU takes on Ann Arbor in a Transit Tuesday Triple header! We heard awesome updates on the Ann Arbor Area Transit Authority’s (AAATA) goals and progress towards their long-range transportation plan and GetDowntown program. After such great presentations from TheRide’s Lilliane Webb from GetDowntown
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TRU’s June Transit Talk Tuesday this week featured a discussion on The People Mover and DDOT. TRU’s Joel and Deb were joined by Executive Director of Transit for the City of Detroit Robert Cramer, and People Mover Director of Services and Operations Tony Vinson. And save the date for our next Transit Tuesday Talk: July
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Join TRU’s latest Transit Tuesday Talk to learn all the recent Detroit transit progress, projects, and plans from leaders of DDOT and the Detroit People Mover then ask your questions. Who? We’ll be joined by Robert Cramer, Executive Director of Transit for the City of Detroit and Madonna Van Fossen, Manager of Marketing and Advertising
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This Wednesday, TRU and our allies hosted our first-ever Detroit Mayoral Forum on Public Transit. Over 150 people attended in person or online, sending a strong message that improving transit must be a priority for the next mayoral administration. 7 of the 9 candidates on the ballot joined us at the forum. While they differed
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