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 – […]
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In the last chaotic hours of the lame duck session in December 2024, the Michigan legislature successfully passed an important bill for public transit. And Governor Whitmer has signed it into law! In Wayne and Oakland Counties, future transit ballot measures will be voted on and funded by the entire county! Once House Bill 6088
Big Win for Transit Expansion: Ending Opt-Outs! 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
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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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Update: Watch Ray’s Video OUT NOW What a night! We were so honored to host Ray Delahanty (aka CityNerd) in Detroit for a wonderful panel on Urbanism in Detroit. Joining him on the stage we had: The event started off with a chance for fans to meet Ray one on one. It was lovely to
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