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Tell the Region's Leaders: Support Region-Wide Transit Now!

After years of bicker and months of negotiating, will our region’s leaders finally come to agreement on the next steps for regional transit?
Take Action NOW: Tell your county leaders that we need quick action on a region-wide transit system with no holes in it! Call them directly or use our easy online action tool to edit a pre-drafted email message to them.

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The end of the RTA as we know it?

Who’s in charge of regional transit? It’s supposed to be the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) which was created by state law to explicitly coordinate and improve public transit throughout the four counties of southeast Michigan. Yet on Thursday, November 16, the Regional Transit Authority appears to give up and close up shop. At their Nov

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QLINE Streetcar Opens in Detroit!

Streetcars have officially returned to Detroit after a 61 year absence! The M-1 Rail QLINE officially opened to the public on May 12 with great fanfare and immediate crowds enthusiastic to ride for the first time. Speakers during the grand opening captured the sentiment well: “Let’s celebrate this victory and let this be the first

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Transit Champions Celebrated at 2017 Regional Transit Awards

As TRU Director Megan Owens reminded attendees at the 2017 Regional Transit Awards dinner, temporary setbacks are overwhelmed by the enormous progress southeast Michigan has experienced in people and support for regional transit investment. This sixth annual Regional Transit Awards dinner spotlighted five amazing people and one important project working to improve transit throughout our

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Announcing the 2017 Regional Transit Awardees!

Please join us in congratulating the 2017 Regional Transit Awardees:

– Forward Motion Award for Most Effective Public Servant: Warren Evans, Wayne County Executive
– Exemplary Innovation Award: RefleX, the joint service of DDOT, SMART and RTA
– Unsung Hero Award: Alexis Blizman
– Transit Employee of the Year: Ben Stupka, RTA Manager of Planning
– Transit Activist of the Year: Daniel Duane Spyker

Please join us as these awards are presented at TRU’s sixth annual Regional Transit Awards dinner on Thursday evening, May 11.

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