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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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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It’s orange barrel season in Michigan, as road crews swing into action on thoroughfares across the state. Most of us would agree with Governor Whitmer that the state needs to “fix the damn roads.” But is the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) making the best use of our limited tax dollars? A significant portion of
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TRU’s Transportation Civic Academy is returning for a second season this fall! The Academy is a ten-week course on transportation politics and policy, running from September into November, with a focus on the local landscape in Michigan and metro Detroit. Participants will learn the history of transportation in our region, who makes the decisions when
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The state of Michigan has long underfunded public transit, but in a recent Detroit News op-ed, State Representative Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) made the case for a new proposal to boost transit funding: House Bill 4210, the Michigan Mobility Investment Act. Under state law, 25% of the revenue from Michigan’s auto-related sales tax is allowed
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