Ryan Fanselow, Detroit resident and professor at Wayne State University, tries to get around using transit as much as possible. Before moving to Detroit, Fanselow lived in Washington DC, where they sold their car due to the accessibility of transit options in the area. “It’s really inspired me, I’ve seen what it can be and […]
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Detroit Resident Justin Fenwick has been doing their best to be car-free since an auto accident in 2006. Although they share a vehicle, Fenwick said he prefers taking the bus to get around. Fenwick said they find that county wide funding would help us get to the minimum standard of having service covering the full
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Downriver resident Rob Reeve fell in love with public transit while living in Washington DC, and quickly found himself missing the the Metro and Bus system after moving back to Michigan. Reeve said the bus in DC could get him to an airport in another state in under an hour while a bus ride in
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Update 3/27: This year, Mayor Sheffield is proposing a $29 million total budget increase for DDOT, following up on last year’s $30 million boost. This won’t get us all the way to “doubling DDOT” this year, but it’s a huge step in the right direction. At first, we were confused by the fact that the
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Thanks to all who joined us in-person or virtually for our March Transit Tuesday Talk on connecting all of Wayne County! TRU was joined by speakers including Deputy Wayne County Executive Assad Turfe, SMART’s VP of Planning Jordan VonZynda, Canton Senior Planner Erin Schlutow, and Westland City Council President Mike McDermott. Special thanks to our
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