In the last chaotic hours of the lame duck session in December 2024, the Michigan legislature successfully passed an important bill for public transit. And Governor Whitmer has signed it into law! In Wayne and Oakland Counties, future transit ballot measures will be voted on and funded by the entire county! Once House Bill 6088 […]
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In the fall of 2024, TRU joined other transportation advocacy groups around the Midwest in hosting a Transportation Civic Academy: a ten-week course designed to give participants more in-depth knowledge of transit and transportation policy, and equip them with the tools they need to be effective advocates. Here in Detroit, TRU had a great group
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As we’ve been repeating for months, voting is essential and elections have consequences. A huge thank you both to everyone who voted and to those who’ve spent countless hours calling, texting, knocking doors, and otherwise urging people to vote. The November 5, 2024, election certainly had consequences for transit, both large and small, that I’ll
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With the Legislature coming back in session for a few short weeks, we’re ready to put wind back in the sails of transit investment! On the agenda is a SOAR-reform package that would invest $2 billion over ten years in transformational transit, rail, and other mobility projects. But it’s a few votes short of passing
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UPDATE: TRU has prepared an email tool you can use to tell SMART we need buses more places, more often! Click the red button above to send your message. As a shortage of drivers continues to disrupt SMART service, the agency is pursuing a major overhaul of its route system. Consultants for the project gave
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