Downriver resident Rob Reeve fell in love with public transit while living in Washington DC, and quickly found himself missing the the Metro and Bus system after moving back to Michigan. Reeve said the bus in DC could get him to an airport in another state in under an hour while a bus ride in […]
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Join TRU for a virtual Transit Tuesday Talk on the federal side of transit policy. Every five years, Congress is supposed to pass a bill covering funding, regulations, and anything about how they do just about anything related to transportation. This includes roads, bridges, rail, transit, bike lanes, sidewalks, pipelines, ferries, airports. This is called
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By Kiersten Bushbaker and Joel Batterman Most people don’t think about rural and “exurban” areas when it comes to public transit. But transportation needs don’t disappear in lower-density communities, and rural transit is an important issue. Major increases in ridership at Oakland County’s rural transit agencies over the past few years show that “if you
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Thanks to all who joined us in-person or virtually for our March Transit Tuesday Talk on connecting all of Wayne County! TRU was joined by speakers including Deputy Wayne County Executive Assad Turfe, SMART’s VP of Planning Jordan VonZynda, Canton Senior Planner Erin Schlutow, and Westland City Council President Mike McDermott. Special thanks to our
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Thank YOU! For coming to the Capitol and calling your legislators! We mobilized over 100 people to Lansing yesterday! We were joined by numerous transit agencies from Detroit and across Michigan, transit drivers with the ATU, and advocates from all over the the state! We sat down with 50+ legislators/staff for meetings, connecting our state’s
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