News

Bad news – efforts to increase transit funding this year have died. Good news – the bills allowing and supporting a non-profit Woodward streetcar line passed. The broad, diverse coalition of supporters, including legislators, road builders, MDOT officials, transit agencies and numerous others, have vowed to start the effort again early next year.  There is […]

According to Boston.com: "President-elect Barack Obama will journey to the nation’s capital for his historic inauguration by train, his inaugural committee announced today.  The trip on Jan. 17 — three days before his swearing-in — is designed to highlight the inaugural theme of "Renewing America’s Promise" by reviving a tradition of presidential whistlestop tours and

TRU’s email server is having problems and has not been able to access email for the past day (Sunday through Monday afternoon) so far.  Hopefully problems will be resolved shortly, but please call the TRU office (313-963-8872) or Megan’s cell phone (248-259-2439) with any pressing messages.  Thank you for your patience.

Thank you to everyone who has made phone calls and sent emails to their legislators over the past few days (and months!).  Yesterday, the legislature voted on several key transit bills, moving them forward: The critical Transportation Funding bills passed the House as "shell" bills, without any specific numbers, which means the debate continues for

We now have an official regional transit plan! This (Monday) afternoon, the Regional Transportation Coordinating Council (RTCC) voted unanimously to support the regional transit plan, with affirmative votes by Detroit Mayor Ken Cockrell, Macomb County Commission Chairman Bill Crouchman, Wayne County Executive Bob Ficano and Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson. Please send your thanks to