"The World Is Flat" author, Thomas Friedman, wrote a fantastic op-ed piece in the New York Times, the Grand Rapids Press and probably elsewhere. Most powerfully, he said: “When a person is addicted to crack cocaine, his problem is not that the price of crack is going up. His problem is what that crack addiction […]
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Check out an interesting graphic showing growth in public transit ridership throughout the county!
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NPR’s Day to Day on Monday ran a story about Detroit transit! It quotes TRU Director Megan Owens, RTCC CEO John Hertel, Oakland County Executive Brooks Patterson, and Detroit business leader Matt Cullen. "When you think of Detroit, you think of cars — not trains or buses. Fifty years after Detroit’s last streetcar went out
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As Channel 4 / ClickOnDetroit.com reports: "Michigan’s governor temporarily traded in her SUV and state police driver for the city bus to show motorists ways to save money by avoiding high gasoline prices. Granholm also has ridden her bike to work a few times to make the point. She donned sneakers with her tan pantsuit
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There’s a lot going on in developing rapid transit in greater Detroit! It’s great, but can be a bit confusing and hard to keep track of. So TRU’s here to help! We’ve developed a web page summarizing the Detroit area’s rapid transit projects, the latest news, and where you can get more information. Check it
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