What an amazing year it has been!  We’ve had major transit ups and downs, but ended the year with huge victories that will really move our region forward. Help celebrate our success by doubling your year-end donation to TRU!  Our founders want to celebrate the RTA victory by matching the first $500 of every donation TRU receives […]

I was honored to be able to attend the official ceremony where Governor Rick Snyder signed into law the Regional Transit Authority bills this afternoon.      Note: Despite some reports, the RTA does include all four counties, including Washtenaw, and the law is effective immediately. Each County Executive (or equivelent) has 90 days to

After years of research, organizing, outreach, and advocacy, I am pleased to announce the we have won a huge victory on RTA: A new Regional Transit Authority is coming to southeast Michigan!!  On Thursday the Michigan House passed the three most critical bills to create and provide new funding options for the RTA.   It was a near thing,

Wow, what a wild ride! We are just one vote away from finally achieving a Regional Transit Authority for Southeast Michigan! What Happened?  Yesterday morning, the House Transportation Committee voted to recommend the full package of RTA bills to the full House.  The last hurdle is passage in the full House.  And in a rush move yesterday

The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) is conducting the Woodward Avenue Rapid Transit Alternatives Analysis (AA) project. The alternatives analysis will review rapid transit options for a 27-mile corridor along Woodward Avenue from downtown Detroit to downtown Pontiac. The study area includes Cities of Detroit, Highland Park, Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Huntington Woods,