Champion Change In Your Community Now!! You’re Invited to apply to join TRU’s Transportation Civic Academy! UPDATE – APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! Transportation systems shape the way we go about our daily lives, and even the future of our planet, but the way these systems are shaped is often a mystery to many decision-makers and the […]
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I’m a lifelong student, a lover of science, fantasy and an avid tech enthusiast! Transit has always been integral to my education and my family’s ability to access resources needed on a daily basis. “If I didn’t have public transit it would’ve cost me my education.” Although I haven’t taken the bus regularly in years,
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Za’Nyia is TRU’s Transportation Outreach Specialist and MI Healthy Climate Corps Member for 2024, as part of the AmeriCorps program. She has been taking public transit for over a decade. Public transit has been integral to her education, personal development and is something she will always advocate for. Part of her work is gathering Transit
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Summary: After decades of declines, Mayor Duggan proposed a $21 million increase for DDOT in the City’s FY 2025 budget. While not enough to solve DDOT’s problems, TRU feels it’s a great step in the right direction. Detroit City Council will consider it Friday March 22 at 2pm, including taking public comments. Over the past
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“I thought I lived in a first-world country!” Mitch Mantey is no stranger to transit, for better or for worse. Mitch has been riding transit in Southeast Michigan ever since he moved to Detroit after college. In that time, he’s dedicated himself to be an advocate for transportation riders and drivers across the state of
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