Because I have had a disability since birth that requires that I use a heavy-weight, impossible-to-break-down wheelchair that you can’t put into the trunk of a regular car, a lack of accessible and affordable transportation options has always been a major barrier to my independence and freedom. Not that I knew that when I was […]
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On June 18, DDOT generously hosted a group of TRU members for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Shoemaker Terminal, DDOT’s bus facility on the East Side. This was a Member Appreciation Event for TRU supporters. And it was delightful. We started out at DDOT’s state-of-the-art bus driver training facility. The classroom there features real, physical
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My story begins with the birth of a baby girl, Nicola. Diagnosed with autism, there are certain things she cannot muster, including driving. How will she get to school or work or visit friends when we, her parents, are no longer living? Will she be able to rely on Michigan’s public transit?
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Balanced transportation investments? Ha! The Michigan House Transportation Appropriations committee passed a budget June 6 that would drastically gut many essential transportation investments in a vain attempt to fix the roads without any new investments. Tell them NO gutting transit for roads! Public transit provides a critical lifeline to hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who
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A guest blog by TRU Board Member Nick Schroeck Back in 2010, I was living in Royal Oak and running a small environmental nonprofit and helping to start an environmental law clinic in Detroit. Being an advocate for green energy solutions, I figured that I should “walk the walk” by riding the bus. I would
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