In the new Report Card on DDOT bus service released today by TRU, DDOT earned a “D” grade for just 67% of buses arriving on time during a recent week of on-the-ground observations. It is outrageous that for riders working six days a week, DDOT would make them late twice every week – clearly unacceptable […]

After Thanksgiving, the Michigan legislature will be back in session for just two weeks or so before ending for the year.  Called the Lame Duck session, it could mean big progress for the RTA! As I’ve reported before, we’ve got a majority of the Michigan Senate committed to supporting the RTA once they finally get a

Overwhelming support to maintain transit in suburban Grand Rapids!!  Great work by our friends at Disability Advocates for Kent County and others in making the case! Grand Rapids Press reports: "Voters here resoundingly defeated a ballot proposal that would have seen the city withdraw from the Interurban Transit Partnership, which operates The Rapid bus system in

TRU Priority: A Strong Regional Transit Authority (RTA) to Improve Transit in Southeast Michigan   Southeast Michigan needs more and better bus service and real rapid transit, to connect people to jobs, help families save money, and make our region a more attractive place.    Every other big city across the country has learned that

Are you interested in playing a more active role in revializing our region? Would you like to help TRU expand and improve our advocacy and impact? Do you have skills, connections, and leadership to contribute to Detroit transit? Then you should apply to join TRU’s Board of Directors! TRU’s Board of Directors sets our policies and