Summary: After decades of declines, Mayor Duggan proposed a $21 million increase for DDOT in the City’s FY 2025 budget. While not enough to solve DDOT’s problems, TRU feels it’s a great step in the right direction. Detroit City Council will consider it Friday March 22 at 2pm, including taking public comments. Over the past […]
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Over the past two years, the City of Detroit has analyzed the transit service and needs and gathered a lot of feedback from bus riders and other stakeholders. The City recently unveiled their final draft of DDOT Reimagined! Read below for a few of the highlights, and visit the DDOT website to review the full
DDOT Reimagines a Vision for More Reliable, Frequent Bus Network Read More »
As transit needs and opportunities grow, TRU invites more people to get involved with Team Transit as a member, intern, partner, or volunteer!! There are lots of ways to get involved, with more information about each below: Get Email Updates First, make sure you’re signed up for email updates to get our monthly newsletter and
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The transit community kicked off 2024 strong at TRU’s annual State of Transit event on Tuesday, January 30. More than 100 people came out in person, plus another 75 virtually, to talk with and hear 14 fabulous speakers each discuss the State of Transit in the Detroit region. Special thanks to Wayne State’s Office of
Powerful energy at State of Transit 2024! Read More »
After a year of TRU and riders pushing for it, Mayor Duggan proposed an immediate raise to attract new bus drivers! Sick of waiting around for no-show buses, TRU and other riders and transit supporters have been pushing Mayor Duggan to boost pay to make driving DDOT buses a more attractive job. He finally listened!
Advocacy Works: DDOT pay raises proposed! Read More »
