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Thanks so much to the 1,400 people who signed our petition demanding real transit solutions to ALL the James Robertsons in our community!

It is outrageous that this man had to walk 21 miles every day just to get to work and home. Our region’s transit system failed him and fail thousands of others like him every day.

Over the next few weeks, we will be delivering these 1,400 petition signatures to the leaders of SMART, DDOT, the RTA, and Rochester Hills and reporting back to you and all the signers their commitments to improve transit service.

Stay tuned!!

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Jan 8 2015

DDOT Announces New App to Track Buses

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Mayor Duggan and DDOT Director Dirks held a press conference Thursday to announce the arrival of new DDOT buses and a new mobile “DDOT bus” ap.

They showed off the first of 80 new buses scheduled to be delivered this year; the first seven of which will hit the streets in the next two weeks.

They also unveiled a new “DDOT Bus App” mobile app which provides riders who have smart phones the real-time location, movement and arrival time of the next bus at their stop.

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Jun 13 2014

Michigan Senate Fails on Transportation Funding

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Yes the roads and buses are falling apart. Yes polls show strong voter support for more transportation funding. Yes thousands of concerned citizens made calls and send emails demanding action. (THANKS!!) But no, the legislature did NOT increase transportation for roads OR transit before leaving for their summer break and fall campaigning. So like the last 20+ years,

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Mar 20 2014

Lots of Detroit Transit in the News

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It’s been a busy week for Detroit area transit:
– Wall Street Journal: Detroit’s Broken Buses Vex a Broke City
– Metro Times cover story: How Detroit ended up with the worst public transit
– metromode: Three Common Sense Solutions for Local Transit (That Metro Detroit Isn’t Doing)
– Detroit News: Detroit looking at options for bus service
– Detroit News: $6.3M dose of cold reality: Troy Transit Center sits empty amid dispute
– WDET news: Can Detroit use Mass Transit to Attract Big Business? Expert says Yes

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Mar 19 2014

Counties Debate SMART Millage Increase, Potential New Service?

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SMART provides an essential service, connecting people to jobs, job training, doctors, and more. However SMART does not have the funding it needs to meet our community’s transportation needs. Between declining property values, declining state and federal support, and increasing costs, SMART has not been able to even maintain service levels, let alone provide the expanded service that riders and employers need.

For these reasons and more, TRU is urging County Commissioners to give voters a chance to support an increased SMART millage on the ballot this August.

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