Statewide Archives - Transportation Riders United

Academy participants walking across Woodward on a field trip.

Returning for an exclusively virtual Civic Academy in year three! Who It’s open to everyone with a special interest in transit: Community leaders, educators, civic officials, transit advocates and other change makers. who are eager to make meaningful change and share what they learn! Community members will come away from the Academy with skills and […]

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Aug 6 2026

Transit Goes 19 for 19 Across Michigan; 100% of Millages Pass!

flint, Kalmazoo, Michigan, rural transit, Statewide

Not only did transit win in Wayne County … transit won across our state! On August 4th, 18 transit millages were voted on across Michigan, and each and everyone was approved by voters. Most won by overwhelmingly popular margins, and most of these are not just renewals! Countywide expansion across Wayne and Delta In Wayne

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Jul 21 2026

Join Move MI – Our Statewide Transportation Coalition!

clean transportation, coalition, EVs, MDOT reform, Statewide

TRU is partnering up with like-minded groups all across Michigan to build a powerful statewide network that will work together to reform Michigan’s transportation. Join Move MI Transportation Alliance! The problem: Michigan’s transportation system fails too many people: It’s too expensive, too dangerous, provides too few options, and produces too much pollution. Yet Michigan leaders

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Jun 17 2026

Round-the-Mitten Transit Updates

Round-the-Mitten, Statewide, Transit Tour

From June 3-16, a team from TRU are travelling all throughout Michigan on public transit – traveling 1,500+ miles on 50+ transit rides to 16 cities – all to learn what’s working and what needs improved in Michigan’s transportation system. Here are some highlights – updated regularly: June 3 – Detroit to Port Huron We

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Deb presenting to a room of transit agency and healthcare officials

May 20 2026

MI Public Health in Motion: Health & Transit Forum

Michigan, Public Health, state policy, Statewide, transit funding

Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) Henry Ford Health (HFH) and Michigan Public Transit Association (MPTA) teamed up with Transportation Riders United (TRU) to bring the healthcare and public transit sectors together to discuss the issues facing each sector at a forum on March 19th, 2026. This event helped healthcare sector representatives understand why transportation

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