Before TRU Campaigns Manager Joel Batterman came on staff, he helped found a national network of transit rider organizations, Transit Riders of the United States Together – TRUST for short. Back in 2023, TRUST hosted a panel of advocates from several different states discussing how to win more state funding for transit. The New York […]
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As absentee ballots begin hitting mailboxes around Detroit, TRU and our allies present the results of our candidate questionnaire on public transit issues. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TRU does not endorse candidates, but we believe it’s important to provide the public with an understanding of their stances on transit. The 9-question questionnaire was emailed to
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While the Trump administration is trying to reshape the federal government, transportation infrastructure remains one of the most central roles of government. Transportation is clearly a top priority in Michigan right now, as Michigan leaders debate ways to raise and allocate $3 billion more for transportation. Yet despite $6 billion a year, Michigan’s transportation is
Launching Clean RIDES Michigan to transform transportation Read More »
Tens of thousands of people across the metro Detroit region depend on public transit every day to get to work, school, doctors’ appointments, recreation, and more. Hundreds of transit agency staff work tirelessly to drive, fix, clean, plan, and manage those transit vehicles; yet most of that is unseen by most people throughout the region.
TRU releases new State of Transit Report Read More »
For TRU, as for many of us, 2024 was a year of both wins and losses. A challenging aspect of our work is the fact that to advance transit, we need to work on many fronts: local, state and even federal. To do that, we need to keep growing our power as an organization –
TRU 2024 Year in Review Read More »
