A guest blog from Transportation Riders United Board President, Donald Stuckey, a small business owner and lifelong transit rider As a photographer, I enjoy working with my clients in providing the images that they are asking for. This requires me to get around the region to local parks and other venues for these different photo […]
My Transit Story: Supporting Local Entrepreneurship Read More »
By Anthony Bui: TRU’s summer 2019 Community Engagement Intern; also a Public Policy student at the University of Michigan with a concentration in Urban and Transportation Policy; participating in U of M’s Semester In Detroit program; originally from Grand Rapids For most of my life, I’ve ridden buses to get to school, work, and social
My Transit Story: The Bus is Undervalued! Read More »
A guest blog from Transportation Riders United Board Member, Kelly Kozlowski For many people, public transit is a necessary way to get around. For me, it’s a way to understand other people. As someone who owns a car and can afford to keep it insured and fueled up, I understand I’m speaking from a place
My Transit Story: Be a Little More Human Read More »
Because I have had a disability since birth that requires that I use a heavy-weight, impossible-to-break-down wheelchair that you can’t put into the trunk of a regular car, a lack of accessible and affordable transportation options has always been a major barrier to my independence and freedom. Not that I knew that when I was
My Transit Story: Freedom of Movement Read More »
My story begins with the birth of a baby girl, Nicola. Diagnosed with autism, there are certain things she cannot muster, including driving. How will she get to school or work or visit friends when we, her parents, are no longer living? Will she be able to rely on Michigan’s public transit?
My Transit Story: Inclusion is the Solution Read More »
