Mobility & Equity Event – this Wednesday!!

/ Bedrock, Ford City Solutions, Mobility Innovation, new mobility, Regional Transit Plan, Shared Use Mobility Center, sponsor, Via

Come out to help shape the Detroit region’s future!

Join experts and neighbors for an interactive discussion on how to ensure mobility changes benefit everyone!

Hear from expert speakers from Bedrock, Ford City Solutions, Via, and Shared Use Mobility Center and ask them your questions.

Share your ideas for improving transportation equity and how new mobility should be addressed in the RTA’s regional transit plan.

RSVP please!

We suggest a donation of $5-25 to support TRU as Detroit’s transit advocate.

Note – everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of donation or RSVP.

When: This Wednesday October 23

  • 5:30pm Registration & Refreshments
  • 6:15pm Expert Briefings & Community Discussion
  • Will end by 8:00pm

Where: The Beacon Room: 1 Woodward, 2nd floor

  • In downtown Detroit in the block surrounded by Woodward, Jefferson, Griswold, and Larned. Use any entrance.
  • It’s the large glass and white building that says Fifth Third Back on it.
  • Near many mobility options, including:
    • DDOT bus routes 3, 4, 5, 6, & 9 at the City/County Bldg
    • SMART bus routes 125, 200, 450/460, 610, all 3 FAST routes
    • People Mover – Financial District station
    • QLINE – Congress Station
    • MoGo – Woodward/Larned station
  • If you need to drive, parking structures are available on the northwest corner of Larned and Griswold or one block east on Larned.

This event brings mobility experts to you! Speakers include: 

Prashanth Gururaja brought his experience from here in southeast Michigan and with the US EPA to his current role as Program Director of the Shared Use Mobility Center, where he supports the Federal Transit Administration’s Mobility on Demand (MOD) Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator program

Andy Palanisamy works throughout the Midwest and Canada with Ford City Solutions to help build cities of tomorrow at the cross-section of mobility, tech, data, public policy, strategy & innovation. With experience from NASA and Harvard, he helps cities meet their energy and environmental goals. 

Kevin Bopp expanded the Parking Department he manages for Bedrock Detroit to also advance mobility alternatives, overseeing programs for carpooling, ride-sharing, vanpooling, bikes, and public transit for tenants of Bedrock’s more than 100 properties in downtown Detroit and beyond. Special thanks to Bedrock Detroit – our lead sponsor this event!

Grant Rowland manages partnerships for Via whose technology is deployed here in Michigan and worldwide to enable fully dynamic, on-demand microtransit networks, in partnership with transit agencies, taxi fleets, private companies, and universities.

Please RSVP today.

The suggested donation of $25 supports TRU’s work to ensure everyone can get where they need to go. $5 for students and people with limited incomes. No cost for employees of our lead sponsor Bedrock and the Quicken family of companies.

Note – Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of RSVP or donation!

A VIP Speakers & Sponsors reception will also be available preceding the event with a $100 donation.

As mobility around Michigan Central Station is transformed and the Regional Transit Authority considers the role of new mobility in our region’s transit future, come help craft policy and advocacy recommendations to ensure everyone can get where they need to go.