For most of TRU’s 20 year history, our mission statement remained the same.
After several months of consideration and consultation, TRU’s Board of Directors adopted this new mission statement:
TRU believes everyone should be able to get where they need to go. We educate, mobilize, and advocate for more and better public transit and other affordable mobility options throughout metro Detroit.
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TRU is proud to accomplish great impact on a very modest budget and to provide the utmost transparency on the funds we receive and spend to accomplish that work. In the interest of transparency, our Financial Review for 2018 is posted here for your download and review. To minimize expenses while maintaining best practices, we
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A guest blog from Transportation Riders United Board Member, Kelly Kozlowski For many people, public transit is a necessary way to get around. For me, it’s a way to understand other people. As someone who owns a car and can afford to keep it insured and fueled up, I understand I’m speaking from a place
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Join TRU for another edition of Transit on Tap, our transit-oriented happy hour! We will meet up, hang out, and talk about ways to get more people on board transit. It’s informal, and everyone is welcome. Transit on TapThursday, April 25, 5-7pmUFO Factory, 2110 Trumbull in DetroitTake the 2 Michigan or the 29 Linwood bus!
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A big thanks to everyone who came out Feb 6 for our State of Transit TRU Annual meeting. Despite wacky weather and having to reschedule, at least 100 people came out for it! Special thanks to: Our speakers from RTA, SMART, DDOT, and riders, Our excellent host TechTown Detroit, Our generous sponsors, including Liz in
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