Tens of thousands of people across the metro Detroit region depend on public transit every day to get to work, school, doctors’ appointments, recreation, and more. Hundreds of transit agency staff work tirelessly to drive, fix, clean, plan, and manage those transit vehicles; yet most of that is unseen by most people throughout the region. […]
TRU releases new State of Transit Report Read More »
For TRU, as for many of us, 2024 was a year of both wins and losses. A challenging aspect of our work is the fact that to advance transit, we need to work on many fronts: local, state and even federal. To do that, we need to keep growing our power as an organization –
TRU 2024 Year in Review Read More »
TRU was a part of the Michigan Healthy Climate Corps (MHC Corps) for 2024. The MHC Corps is a Michigan specific program under the American Climate Corps umbrella which is a country wide initiative. “The American Climate Corps is a groundbreaking, workforce training and service initiative that will put tens of thousands of young Americans
TRU Served Detroit with Za’Nyia Kelly an Inaugural Climate Corps Fellow! Read More »
As we’ve been repeating for months, voting is essential and elections have consequences. A huge thank you both to everyone who voted and to those who’ve spent countless hours calling, texting, knocking doors, and otherwise urging people to vote. The November 5, 2024, election certainly had consequences for transit, both large and small, that I’ll
Election Wins for Transit, and Challenges Ahead Read More »
Written by Mitchell Mantey, a Detroiter, bus rider, TRU volunteer, and member of TRU’s Board of Directors. What is more important – the safe and convenient movement of people or pavement type and storage for vehicles? The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning an exciting reconstruction of Michigan Avenue through Corktown that entails installing dedicated
Save the Bus Lanes: Support a Multimodal Michigan Ave! Read More »
