A huge thank you to Michael Ford and to everyone who came to TRU’s fall meeting November 10 to see him!
It was a great opportunity to hear about Michael’s goals and plans as well as to catch up with old friends and to make new ones.
Great TRU Fall Meeting featuring RTA CEO Michael Ford Read More »
A new national report identifies state plans to widen I-94 through Detroit as one of 11 examples of wasteful highway spending based on its outdated assumptions. The study finds that the $2.7 billion project is based upon old forecasts of traffic trends that have proven badly in error and calls for the state to reconsider the widening and reprioritize scarce transportation dollars elsewhere.
Numerous local stakeholders have spoken out in opposition to the widening project and continue to urge MDOT to drastically scale back the project to acknowledge decreased driving and better support local community needs.
New report shows I-94 widening not supported by data Read More »
Construction is currently underway for Michigan’s first streetcar in sixty years!
The M-1 Rail streetcar project, once completed in 2016, will provide modern electric streetcar service every 8-12 minutes between downtown Detroit and the New Center area.
While construction creates a bit of a headache, the M-1 Rail team is doing everything they can do speed construction and minimize disruptions.
M-1 Rail Streetcar Under Construction Read More »
Voters provided a huge win for the SMART millage! The SMART millage increase passed with very strong support:
– Oakland – 73.6% support
– Wayne – 63.1% support
– Macomb – 59.6% support
Thank you to all the partners, supporters, contributors, and voters who made possible this strong demonstration of support for transit!
A big win for SMART bus service and transit investment Read More »
The M-1 Rail team announced that with the unanimous City Council approval of their operating contract, they will officially begin construction of the new streetcar line July 28!
Learn more about the project and road-closure schedules at one of the M-1 RAIL Community Project Update Meetings coming up.
M-1 Rail to Break Ground July 28! Read More »
