TRU is excited to welcome Calhoun County Transit Director Mallory Avis, Oakland Country Commissioner Brendan Johnson and Oakland County Transportation Program Manager Eli Cooper for our Transit Talk Tuesday focused on recent successes of countywide transit expansion. Learn how Oakland County has been successfully implementing countywide transit (approved by voters in 2022), as well as […]
UPDATE: TRU has prepared an email tool you can use to tell SMART we need buses more places, more often! Click the red button above to send your message. As a shortage of drivers continues to disrupt SMART service, the agency is pursuing a major overhaul of its route system. Consultants for the project gave
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SMART is considering big changes to better serve southeast Michigan. Be among the first to see their two possible scenarios for overhauling bus routes and Flex zones throughout Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties! Share your opinions on SMART’s present and future transit service. Join us Tuesday evening June 11 for the latest of TRU’s Transit
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Overall, 2023 was a challenging year for Detroit area public transit, with a major driver shortage resulting in a devastating no-show bus crisis, which may nearing resolution in early 2024. Despite struggles, transit riders, advocates, and allies came together with TRU for major wins in state transit funding and Oakland County transit expansion. Throughout the
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Some of Metro Detroit’s top transportation leaders gathered with TRU on October 24 to talk about regional transit planning at our latest Transit Tuesday Talk. Representatives of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA), the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit (SMART), and the Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) spoke last Tuesday at
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