The following story was published in The Macomb Daily as a letter to the editor, written by TRU communications intern Theresa De Benedetti. As a young person who has grown up in Macomb County I urge our state leaders to increase funding for public transportation. Young people, elderly and business owners all benefit from a […]
Last December, TRU and our allies in the Double DDOT Coalition put forward a bold transit funding ask to Mayor Duggan and Detroit City Council: boost Detroit’s bus system with a $150 million contribution from the City’s General Fund in the coming fiscal year, up from $114 million this past year. We didn’t make that
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After decades of talk about fixing the damn roads with minimal meaningful action, the Michigan House of Representatives voted on Wednesday March 19 to pass a $3 billion transportation funding package! It would make major new investments in local roads but provide only a tiny increase for local buses, which TRU and other advocates are
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People all across Michigan want and need more state investment in public transit. So we came together at the State Capitol to demand our legislators provide that critical investment! Over 100 Transit Supporters Went to Lansing for Transit Day at the Capitol More than 50 transit riders and allies joined another 50 agency leaders and
Transit Day at the Capitol 2025 Recap Read More »
Last Friday, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan appeared before City Council to outline his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year – and one of the biggest winners was Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus service. The Mayor’s proposal would deliver a $20 million funding boost for DDOT, more than for any other single department: from
Mayor’s Budget Proposal Boosts DDOT; More Needed Read More »
