Have you heard the amazing story of James Robertson?
It is a story of personal determination and community generosity, yet also a powerful example of the failure of our regional transit system.
Join us in demanding swift action for everyone who struggles to get to work because our transit fails them. SIGN OUR PETITION TODAY!
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Thank you to everyone who came out for TRU’s 2015 Annual Meeting, which included three major components:
1) TRU’s Business meeting, featuring the election to the Board of Directors
2) The State of the Region’s Transit presentation by Executive Director Megan Owens
3) An interactive presentation and discussion of Community Engagement in Transit Decision-Making led by Assistant Director Ruth Johnson
See pictures, download documents, and learn lots more about this great event.
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TRU’s Assistant Director Ruth Johnson presented an update on Detroit transit before the Detroit City Council. We presented an honest evaluation of DDOT progress under Mayor Duggan and Director Dan Dirks, rating their results to date a “C-.”
On the plus side, the mayor has made transit a priority and Dan Dirks is working hard to undo decades of underfunding and mismanagement. Yet riders are not yet feeling on-the-ground improvement.
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TRU’s Assistant Director Ruth Johnson presented an update on Detroit transit before the Detroit City Council. We presented an honest evaluation of DDOT progress under Mayor Duggan and Director Dan Dirks, rating their results to date a “C-.”
On the plus side, the mayor has made transit a priority and Dan Dirks is working hard to undo decades of underfunding and mismanagement. Yet riders are not yet feeling on-the-ground improvement.
Testimony Before Detroit City Council Read More »
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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