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According to the USA Today article, "Drivers cut back — a 1st in 26 years,": "The average American motorist is driving substantially fewer miles for the first time in 26 years because of high gas prices and demographic shifts, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal highway data. . . . Factors contributing to […]

We at TRU would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped make last night’s event a big success. Over 70 people attended our transit design contest reception, viewing some wonderful designs of potential transit stations and neighborhoods while supporting TRU’s efforts to make our transit vision a reality!  See the top

National Transportation Week festivities continue!  Thursday evening Synergy is hosting a Mystery Happy Hour on the People Mover.  Friday is bike to work day along Woodward. And Saturday (May 19), TRU is leading a train trip to Ann Arbor, to promote the train as a transportation alternative, to discuss the upcoming AA-Detroit expanded train service, and to

All week during National Transportation Week, WDET – Detroit Public Radio – has been discussing transportation choices on their local morning news show, Detroit Today.  On Monday – bike to work day (in the last half hour), On Tuesday – Director of Michigan Department of Transportation, On Wednesday – TRU Director Megan Owens (for the first half hour),

NTW, established in 1962 by President Kennedy and hosted this year by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, provides an opportunity for the transportation community to join together on a national level to demonstrate the importance of transportation to our economy and society as a whole. In additional to the official NT Week events, TRU