Governor Snyder has pledged to make southeast Michigan regional transit a top priority in 2012, said the Detroit News. Then this evening, he included the need for a Regional Transit Authority in his State of the State address. While he gave it just a few moments in the speach, he top staff continue to highlight […]
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The Troy Transit Center is back. Last night, the Troy City Council reconsidered the Troy Transit Center and approved a scaled down $6.3 million plan. As the Free Press reported, "By a narrow vote of 4-3, the seven-member council gave the go-ahead for the project that regional boosters of metro Detroit said was needed and
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TRU is seeking smart, enthusiastic students and others to get actively involved in improving public transit thoughout greater Detroit. If that is you then TRU is the place for you to do your internship. The Internships that we offer are: Business Engagement, Senior Mobility Outreach, Fundraising Event, Design & Marketing, Community Outreach, Faces of Transit /Story
Businesses Can Help Bring Rapid Transit to Greater Detroit TRU has recently launched business memberships, enabling businesses to demonstrate their support for Detroit-area transit and to invest in TRU’s work as Detroit’s transit advocate. Please join by giving online or by mailing in our membership form. Business benefits of transit: Rapid transit spurs urban
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“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens may as well have been talking about Detroit transit with that infamous statement, because it sure has been both this year! Major federal investments promise to drastically improve Michigan’s passenger rail network, Yet Mayor Bing has canceled the Woodward Light Rail
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