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 »
The RTA is finally ready to step on the gas, today voting unanimously to offer the position of CEO to Michael Ford.
He’s got great experience in Seattle, Portland and Ann Arbor. He understands the importance of substantive community engagement and is driven to make a real difference.
We at TRU look forward to the opportunity to work closely with him to make a transformational change in Detroit area transit!
Congrats to New RTA CEO Michael Ford! Read More »
Thank you to everyone involved in making TRU’s 2014 Regional Transit Awards a great success! We were pleased to be joined by 160 supporters in recognizing 24 amazing nominees and awarding six transit champions: Senator Bert Johnson, Detroit Bus Company, Cindy Reese, Carsten Applegate, David Glenn, and myride2.
The 2014 Regional Transit Awards Celebrated Transit Champions and Progress Read More »
Thanks so much to DDOT, SMART, M-1 RAIL, Detroit People Mover, and AAATA The Ride for presenting at TRU’s Spring Meeting April 3! All provided great updates on service improvements, funding challenges, coordination efforts, and plans for the future.
Presenters participated in a Q&A led by Ruth Johnson, during which riders were encouraged to call in complaints with specific details on times and routes so management can know what’s going on and take action to make improvements.
Great TRU Spring Meeting on Transit Service and Coordination Read More »
SMART provides an essential service, connecting people to jobs, job training, doctors, and more. However SMART does not have the funding it needs to meet our community’s transportation needs. Between declining property values, declining state and federal support, and increasing costs, SMART has not been able to even maintain service levels, let alone provide the expanded service that riders and employers need.
For these reasons and more, TRU is urging County Commissioners to give voters a chance to support an increased SMART millage on the ballot this August.
Counties Debate SMART Millage Increase, Potential New Service? Read More »
