Alex Selsey moved to the Detroit area after college and started riding the bus during the pandemic. He is a 25 year old who commutes to his engineering job in Warren via the bus. Alex, like many young people, highly values transit and considers it a crucial part for him to have a future in […]
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Written by Mitchell Mantey, a Detroiter, bus rider, TRU volunteer, and member of TRU’s Board of Directors. What is more important – the safe and convenient movement of people or pavement type and storage for vehicles? The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning an exciting reconstruction of Michigan Avenue through Corktown that entails installing dedicated
Save the Bus Lanes: Support a Multimodal Michigan Ave! Read More »
Don’t miss it! On Thursday, September 5 at 5:30pm, TRU will be hosting Ray Delahanty, or CityNerd as many know him! Ray is a professional planner turned YouTuber who makes amazing videos centered on planning and urbanism. Known for both his professional experience and dry wit, Ray is an amazing speaker who we’re very excited
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Photo: Members of ATU, TRU and allied groups rally for a new contract. After nearly two years of negotiations, SMART bus drivers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1564 have ratified a new contract that significantly increases pay, an important step towards addressing the SMART system’s driver shortage and the resulting epidemic of no-show buses. TRU
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With election season fully upon us, it’s important to know where candidates and elected officials stand on the issues that are most important to us. There’s a lot of talk out there, but this election season brings us an opportunity to show that actions are louder than words. TRU has a challenge for anyone who
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