A key US House Committee is threatening to kill three decades of successful investments in transit by ending the guarantee for dedicated funding for public transportation! According to our partners at Transportation for America, the House bill (HR 3864) proposed putting every public transportation system in immediate peril and leaving millions of riders already faced with service […]

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our Annual Meeting on Detroit Regional Transit Monday night.  We had an enthusastic packed house of over 100 attendees. As we reported, it’s been a very tough year for Detroit area transit, with major bus crises and the loss of Woodward Light Rail.  But we still

Attention all transit supporters!  Don’t miss: TRU’s Annual Meeting on  Detroit Regional Transit Despite major transit setbacks in recent months, TRU is still fighting for more and better transit for greater Detroit! Join us January 30 to: Learn the latest about Detroit area transit (including bus, rail, and more);  Learn Hear from special guests Dennis

Because of our region’s odd system of letting each city council or township board decide whether to be part of the SMART bus system, we have an difficult patchwork of transit service throughout the suburbs.  And it’s about to get even odder. Last week, the Farmington City Council decided to quit the SMART bus system, despite overwhelming

Governor Snyder has pledged to make southeast Michigan regional transit a top priority in 2012, said the Detroit News. Then this evening, he included the need for a  Regional Transit Authority in his State of the State address.  While he gave it just a few moments in the speach, he top staff continue to highlight