Tens of thousands of people across the metro Detroit region depend on public transit every day to get to work, school, doctors’ appointments, recreation, and more. Hundreds of transit agency staff work tirelessly to drive, fix, clean, plan, and manage those transit vehicles; yet most of that is unseen by most people throughout the region. […]
TRU releases new State of Transit Report Read More »
In mid-December, TRU and 15 allied organizations sent a letter to Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and City Council with a bold ask: “Double DDOT.” It’s been nearly a year since the City released the final “DDOT Reimagined” plan – a great plan to run many bus routes every ten minutes and no bus less than
“Double DDOT,” TRU and Allies Urge City Leaders Read More »
For TRU, as for many of us, 2024 was a year of both wins and losses. A challenging aspect of our work is the fact that to advance transit, we need to work on many fronts: local, state and even federal. To do that, we need to keep growing our power as an organization –
TRU 2024 Year in Review Read More »
Public transit supporters had high hopes that Michigan’s 102nd legislature would achieve great things, given the newly formed Legislative Transit Caucus and pledges from the Democratic trifecta to fight for affordability and equity. Yet beyond a one-time boost in last year’s budget, transit has achieved little lasting benefit. As the number of legislative session days
Transit Must be a Priority in the Legislature’s Final Days of 2024 Read More »
Nearly 40 years ago, local municipal leaders throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties decided whether to allow their voters to choose to invest in public transit. (Macomb County included all communities.) Many communities let their resident vote and those voters approved transit investments nearly every time, resulting in the current SMART bus system. Other municipal leaders
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