Before TRU Campaigns Manager Joel Batterman came on staff, he helped found a national network of transit rider organizations, Transit Riders of the United States Together – TRUST for short. Back in 2023, TRUST hosted a panel of advocates from several different states discussing how to win more state funding for transit. The New York […]
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It’s orange barrel season in Michigan, as road crews swing into action on thoroughfares across the state. Most of us would agree with Governor Whitmer that the state needs to “fix the damn roads.” But is the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) making the best use of our limited tax dollars? A significant portion of
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The state of Michigan has long underfunded public transit, but in a recent Detroit News op-ed, State Representative Jason Morgan (D-Ann Arbor) made the case for a new proposal to boost transit funding: House Bill 4210, the Michigan Mobility Investment Act. Under state law, 25% of the revenue from Michigan’s auto-related sales tax is allowed
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Update – in-person tickets sold out as of 5/27. Zoom registrations still welcome. 2025 is a critically important election year in the City of Detroit. For the first time in 12 years, the name Mike Duggan will not be on the ballot, and the race for Mayor is wide open, with over half a dozen
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Despite Michigan voters passing over 90% of transit ballot measures across the state over the past 10 years, Michigan legislators have not made transit funding a priority over the past two decades. Based on current proposals, Michigan’s 77 transit agencies could get the lowest state reimbursement ever, even as need for transit grows. Even as our state juggles
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