How do I Ride a Bus in Greater Detroit? As Detroit’s transit advocate, TRU works to improve and promote public transit through greater Detroit. Here’s what you need to know to ride the bus. 1) Figure out what route will take you to your destination. Visit www.Google.com/transit – Enter your starting and ending locations and […]
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The transit community kicked off 2024 strong at TRU’s annual State of Transit event on Tuesday, January 30. More than 100 people came out in person, plus another 75 virtually, to talk with and hear 14 fabulous speakers each discuss the State of Transit in the Detroit region. Special thanks to Wayne State’s Office of
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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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“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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