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There sure is a lot happening around Detroit transit these days.  Realizing that, WDET is dedicating 30-minutes to a discussion on Detroit transit hosted by WDET transportation reporter Noah Ovshinsky and special guest TRU Director Megan Owens.  We’ll talk about the new Woodward Light Rail plan, the impacts of Detroit city budgets on the People […]

Yesterday, on the very last day of the fiscal year, the Detroit City Council voted to restore critical funding to DDOT and the People Mover, along with parks, public safety and more.  While Council members are still concerned that the Mayor’s revenue projections are overly optimistic and while Detroit still has major deficit problems, 7

They’re finally listening! Because of the onslaught of phone calls, emails, testimony, and media, the Detroit City Council will vote tomorrow morning to restore much of the funding for DDOT and the People Mover!  While we don’t know the full details, it is bound to be better than the current budget that destroys the People

This morning the Detroit City Council voted down the budget amendment proposed by Mayor Bing.  It would have restored the full $4.4 million that the People Mover needs to keep operating and plus $4.7 million of the $7.8 million for DDOT bus service.  Councilmembers James Tate and JoAnn Watson voted to support it, highlighting the

The Woodward Light Rail team has finished the Impact Statement and developed a plan for alignment and routing that will be unveiled this week! Join TRU on Monday, July 11 from 6-8pm at the University of Michigan’s Detroit Center (on Woodward just north of Mack) to learn all the details of the plan, the next