For TRU, as for many of us, 2024 was a year of both wins and losses. A challenging aspect of our work is the fact that to advance transit, we need to work on many fronts: local, state and even federal. To do that, we need to keep growing our power as an organization – […]
TRU 2024 Year in Review Read More »
In the last chaotic hours of the lame duck session in December 2024, the Michigan legislature successfully passed an important bill for public transit. And Governor Whitmer has signed it into law! In Wayne and Oakland Counties, future transit ballot measures will be voted on and funded by the entire county! Once House Bill 6088
Big Win for Transit Expansion: Ending Opt-Outs! Read More »
In the fall of 2024, TRU joined other transportation advocacy groups around the Midwest in hosting a Transportation Civic Academy: a ten-week course designed to give participants more in-depth knowledge of transit and transportation policy, and equip them with the tools they need to be effective advocates. Here in Detroit, TRU had a great group
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TRU was a part of the Michigan Healthy Climate Corps (MHC Corps) for 2024. The MHC Corps is a Michigan specific program under the American Climate Corps umbrella which is a country wide initiative. “The American Climate Corps is a groundbreaking, workforce training and service initiative that will put tens of thousands of young Americans
TRU Served Detroit with Za’Nyia Kelly an Inaugural Climate Corps Fellow! Read More »
As we’ve been repeating for months, voting is essential and elections have consequences. A huge thank you both to everyone who voted and to those who’ve spent countless hours calling, texting, knocking doors, and otherwise urging people to vote. The November 5, 2024, election certainly had consequences for transit, both large and small, that I’ll
Election Wins for Transit, and Challenges Ahead Read More »
