Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) workers have been underpaid for years. That’s bad for them, and bad for riders. On Wednesday, October 8, TRU and allied organizations are rallying downtown with DDOT workers to demand higher wages and better bus service. Meager pay contributed to a serious shortage of DDOT workers, and while that shortage […]
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TRU’s October Transit Tuesday Talk featured a discussion on The Detroit masterplan. The masterplan lays out the future of the city based on what Detroiters want to see. TRU was joined by Dara O’Byrne, Deputy Director of Detroit’s Office of Planning & Development and Julie Connochie, Planner IV – Strategic Planning; Detroit Office of Planning
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In Detroit, transportation isn’t a privilege – it’s a necessity for basic living. For Tonya Christerfield, it’s a lifeline to her loved ones. She utilizes DDOT’s paratransit service, which just recently began same day pickups in June. “It’s more comfortable for the people, more comfortable for myself,” said Christerfield, who is visually impaired due to
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Join TRU’s latest Transit Tuesday Talk to learn all the recent Detroit transit progress, projects, and plans from leaders of DDOT and the Detroit People Mover then ask your questions. Who? We’ll be joined by Robert Cramer, Executive Director of Transit for the City of Detroit and Madonna Van Fossen, Manager of Marketing and Advertising
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This Wednesday, TRU and our allies hosted our first-ever Detroit Mayoral Forum on Public Transit. Over 150 people attended in person or online, sending a strong message that improving transit must be a priority for the next mayoral administration. 7 of the 9 candidates on the ballot joined us at the forum. While they differed
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