TRU is seeking a dynamic organizer with demonstrated advocacy campaign leadership experience to grow and mobilize Michigan’s new statewide clean transportation team TRU is leading: the Move Michigan Transportation Alliance (MoveMI). The Organizing Director / Coalition Manager is a senior, dual-impact leadership role designed to expand and mobilize a growing network of individual and organizational […]
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Over the past few days, there’s been tons of viral news about a potential passenger rail service from Sterling Heights to Detroit. So, what’s actually going on with this proposed train? Last week, the office of the Sterling Heights City Manager presented a white paper to Sterling Heights City Council on the importance of preserving
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For the second time in the past five years, roughly two-thirds of Macomb County voters approved a proposal to renew the property tax that supports public transit (primarily SMART) service in the county. Over 65% of voters supported the proposal – which, remarkably, appears to have passed in every precinct in the county, even in
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SMART is expanding in Wayne County next year. Now that Wayne countywide transit expansion has passed, SMART is implementing new and modified bus service! SMART proposed various new services, but it will take multiple years for every service change to be implemented. However, we have the first round of service changes for next year, and
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Want better transit? Then join the fight. Our next campaigns (volunteer) meeting will be on Thursday, November 12 on Zoom at 6pm. We’ll talk about some next campaigns we’re working on for the rest of the year. These regular volunteer meetings are great for new members and long term members, and are open to anyone
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