A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our 2015 Regional Transit Awards dinner on May 7! It was one of our biggest and best events yet!! Event photos and videos will be available soon, Special congratulations to our award winners: Forward Motion Award for Most Effective Public Servant winner Melanie Piana Unsung Hero […]
Thanks for a great 2015 Regional Transit Awards dinner!! Read More »
We are TRU are very disappointed that Proposal 1 didn’t pass. Transit systems throughout Michigan needed the extra $115 million a year Prop 1 would have provided!
But now it’s time to move forward. And we need your help:
1) As the road funding debate rages, tell your state legislators to fund a full transportation funding fix that includes transit and doesn’t gut important state services.
2) It is up to us in southeast Michigan to raise our own funds to improve transit, which the RTA will ask voters to do in Nov 2016. Please support TRU’s efforts to get people throughout our region thinking about and sharing why #TransitMatters!
3) Voters in Nov 2016 will need a clear, simple plan to vote on. The RTA will be developing a Regional Transit Action Plan over the next six months. Join TRU and the RTA Tuesday May 12 at Campus Martius for the kickoff of a region-wide discussion on the transit system our region wants, needs, and is willing to pay for!
Proposal 1: Lessons Learned and Steps from Here Read More »
Spring is a great time to try out new ways to commute! This month, you can even win great prizes just for trying!! May is Commuter Challenge time. Sign up at www.DetroitCommuterChallenge.com and enter each day you commute some way other than driving solo. That could be: Riding the bus, whether SMART or DDOT, Taking
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TRU is seeking help for our big summer outreach campaign: #TransitMatters!
As in previous summers, TRU staff, interns, and volunteers will be traversing the region to talk transit. We have posted two position descriptions for student interns and/or dedicated volunteers. We are seeking up to 4 Community Engagement Intern/Volunteers and one Social Media Intern/Volunteer.
These are great opportunities to build skills, add substantive experience to your resume, and get actively involved in improving public transit for southeast Michigan.
Resumes received by April 13 will receive priority consideration.
Seeking Community Outreach and Social Media Interns/Volunteers Read More »
It was 2 years ago that TRU, MOSES and other partners welcomed the first meeting of the RTA Board of Directors with a birthday card, balloons, cake, and high expectations. It’s taken a while, but the RTA is now starting to really take off:
– The RTA is now fully staffed with a new Outreach Manager and Planning Director.
– The RTA staff is attending numerous community events throughout the region to learn what the public wants.
– Starting mid-May, the RTA will be launching a major public outreach and engagement effort.
– The Providers and Citizens Advisory Committees have been hard at work.
– And RTA staff is working to provide on-the-ground transit improvements within the next year.
Stay tuned for LOTS more information.
The Regional Transit Authority at 2 Years Old Read More »
