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Michigan Senate Fails on Transportation Funding

Yes the roads and buses are falling apart. Yes polls show strong voter support for more transportation funding. Yes thousands of concerned citizens made calls and send emails demanding action. (THANKS!!) But no, the legislature did NOT increase transportation for roads OR transit before leaving for their summer break and fall campaigning. So like the last 20+ years,

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Urge County Leaders to Keep SMART Rolling!

SMART provides essential transit service to 35,000 people every day. Yet their millage rate hasn’t increased in nearly 12 years, resulting in minimal service and ancient buses.

County leaders are deciding now whether to ask voters to support a SMART millage of 1.0 mils on the August ballot. Tell them how important local bus service is – ACT NOW to KEEP SMART ROLLING!

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Great TRU Spring Meeting on Transit Service and Coordination

Thanks so much to DDOT, SMART, M-1 RAIL, Detroit People Mover, and AAATA The Ride for presenting at TRU’s Spring Meeting April 3! All provided great updates on service improvements, funding challenges, coordination efforts, and plans for the future.

Presenters participated in a Q&A led by Ruth Johnson, during which riders were encouraged to call in complaints with specific details on times and routes so management can know what’s going on and take action to make improvements.

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Come to TRU’s Spring Meeting on SMART, DDOT and Other Transit Agencies Working Better Together

Come to TRU’s Spring Meeting: SMART, DDOT and Other Transit Agencies Working Better Together!

Find out what the transit agencies in Southeast Michigan are doing or plan to do this year to improve public transit in our region. Let them know which improvements are most important to you!

DATE: Thursday, April 3, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
LOCATION: at the MSU Detroit Center, 3408 Woodward, south of Mack

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