TRU is pleased to support the application filed in April 2014 by the City of Detroit for a TIGER FY2014 grant to construct the Inner Circle Greenway, a non-motorized trail project in and along the cities of Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn. This project would link many diverse neighborhoods and expand the Link Detroit Project, […]
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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.
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TRU is pleased to announce the nominees for the 2014 Regional Transit Awards! These 24 amazing individuals and projects are being recognized for their unique and powerful contribution to improving our region’s transit.
All nominees will be celebrated and the winners – selected by an independent panel of judges – will be awarded that the Awards dinner on Thursday evening, May 8, at Detroit’s historic Hotel St. Regis.
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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.
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Despite two months of continual snow, some people need a reminder of how important it is to shovel your snow. Here’s a guest blog from our friend Dave Bulkowski from Disability Advocates of Kent County, offering both a carrot and a stick approach to snow shoveling:
Do you want to get revenge on all this snow?
We do too! Please help dig out bus stops! Shovel Your Sidewalks and/or fun will be sure to ensue.
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