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 […]
Inauguration to begin on the train!! Read More »
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.
Note – TRU email down Read More »
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
Important legislative progress . . . Read More »
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
Greater Detroit has an official regional transit plan!! Read More »
Michigan NOW and Model D report on transit efforts in Lansing: "By Christmas, Gov. Granholm is expected to sign a bill allowing a light rail project in Detroit. The city’s most prominent businessmen are ready to pay more than $100 million of their own to bring trains to Woodward Ave. They haven’t had a place
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