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TRU Op-Ed in Crain’s Detroit Business: Evidence gives answer to growing Michigan’s population

Crain’s Detroit Business recently published an op-ed written by TRU Director Megan Owens about the Governor’s new Growing Michigan Together Council: While we encourage everyone to pay to support local journalism, if you’re unable to access it behind the paywall, here’s the op-ed content: Opinion: 2 decades of evidence gives governor answer to growing Michigan’s …

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Exciting (though short-term) State Budget Win!!

Wednesday night, June 28, the Michigan House and Senate passed the 2023-24 state budget bills including a much-needed $110 million funding boost for public transit! New State Funding For Public Transit After decades of disinvestment, we’ve been fighting hard for a funding boost, especially for local bus operating (LBO) funds – and succeeded in winning …

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SMART expansion happening in Oakland County – but with service cuts

SMART recently announced service change proposals in Oakland County that include major expansion into new communities but also some eliminations and cuts. But still no solution to the ongoing no-show bus crisis caused by SMART’s failure to pay competitive wages! Review TRU comments on proposed service changes TRU is excited to share the details of …

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DDOT Envisions Ambitious Revamp of Detroit Bus Service

This past Monday, the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) rolled out a proposal for the first comprehensive revamp of the Motor City’s bus system in decades, perhaps the most thoroughgoing such overhaul since the city government took over Detroit’s privately owned streetcar monopoly over a century ago. You can check it out for yourself and …

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