As many of you know, we recently changed the company that hosts our website and email list, to ensure past problems do not occur again. Our new host requires that everyone affirmatively opt-in to our email list. If you would like to be kept up-to-date on top transit issues and you have not gotten any […]
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Improved passenger rail service offers a convenient, alternative way to travel, which translates into substantial economic benefits for users, communities and states, according to a new report issued by the nine states participating in the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI). Enhanced passenger rail service provided by a 3,000-mile Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS) could generate
"If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places." – Fred Kent, Project for Public Spaces New York City, London, Paris, Shanghai, Copenhagen. These world-class cities have begun to dramatically rethink the design of their streets and public squares.
TRU’s design contest will be an official event of National Transportation Week, May 13-19 in Detroit, which is hosted by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. NTW, established in 1962 by President Kennedy, provides an opportunity for the transportation community to join together on a national level to demonstrate the importance of transportation to
TRU joins National Transportation Week Read More »
We’ll be talking about options for rapid transit in Detroit with officials from the City of Detroit. DDOT and their consultants will discuss their efforts to bring rapid transit to the area, including where rapid transit could be built, what transit technologies could be used, what has worked elsewhere, and what they heard from the
Come to TRU’s quarterly meeting – Tuesday, April 17! Read More »
