Click HERE to Watch the Full Conversation on YouTube Now Tap into transit! TRU is excited to announce our new video webseries, “Tapping Into Transit”. Join us as our two featured guests take a deep dive into all the latest transit news and developments. For our first episode, TRU board member Nicole Brown interviews TRU […]
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While no public activity is 100% safe during COVID-19, when transit agencies provide frequent enough bus service and everyone consistently wears masks, public transit can be a low-risk way for Detroiters to get where they need to go.
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Just try it out The bus has always been on Paul Jones IIIs’ mind, even when he wasn’t riding Paul grew up on Detroit’s Northwest side, yet the bus was not a part of Paul’s lifestyle growing up. “My dad rode in the 70’s & 80’s…but [growing up] during pre-bankruptcy Detroit, getting on the bus
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TRU Policy & Communications Intern Michael Dean just finished his summer semester with us. Their work focused on how transit policy intersects with rider experiences. They also contributed the ‘Best Practices’ feature in our TRU “Transit During COVID-19” report. TRU thanks MIchael for all their contributions, and wishes them luck in their future advocacy. In
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As transit riders continue living and adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic, bus agencies and transit advocates are too adjusting their work. To better understand public transit usage across the United States, TransitApp conducted an extensive survey of its app users this past March. When COVID-19 struck, transit ridership dropped by 77% nationwide. Although national ridership
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