TRANSIT VOICES: Hear from TRU member and transit advocate Robert Pawlowski about their experience riding transit from a young age and the challenges Downriver residents face accessing transit.
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TRU’s 25th year was an eventful one! We saw major progress in the quest to Double DDOT, gaining a historic increase of funding for the department, and achieving new contracts for bus drivers and mechanics. Transit was elevated as a major issue in the Detroit mayoral election, as we conducted ride-alongs with every mayoral candidate
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TRU is proud to announce that our executive director, Megan Owens, has been named a co-chair of Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield’s Transit Improvement & Mobility Innovation committee on her Rise Higher Detroit Transition Team. Megan is joined by co-chairs Tiffany Gunter (General Manager & CEO of SMART) and Dessa Cosma (Founder and Executive Director of Detroit
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2025 has been a year of big wins for transit! Recent statewide Wins: The recent state budget includes over $65M a year for transformational transit projects, and increases of Local Bus Operating (LBO) funds to record highs! Thanks to our partners across the state, allies in the government, and persistent advocacy across the past year!
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A years-long fight ended in victory last Friday as DDOT bus drivers ratified a new contract that gives them a $6-per-hour wage boost. “[Union] members are ecstatic,” drivers’ union president Schetrone Collier said Thursday at a press conference that featured Mayor Duggan and Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield. The contract is great news for both bus drivers
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