Just when you think we’ve finally grown up and are ready to work together as a region, the old 8 Mile divisions creep back in and threaten progress on the RTA.  It has appeared for several weeks that the Michigan Senate was poised to pass the RTA with strong bi-partisan support.  Now that support is faltering. […]

TRU is proud to announce the nominees for our Regional Transit Awards!   The twenty individuals, organizations, and companies listed below have worked passionately and diligently for more and better transit throughout greater Detroit over the past year and beyond.  This list was developed through an open call for nominations, then narrowed down to four

TRU is proud to announce the nominees for our Regional Transit Awards!   The twenty individuals, organizations, and companies listed below have worked passionately and diligently for more and better transit throughout greater Detroit over the past year and beyond.  This list was developed through an open call for nominations, then narrowed down to four

Broken Promises:   DDOT Still Failing to Provide Adequate Bus Service   TRU’s Report Card and Recommendations on DDOT Bus On-Time Performance and Service   Today, TRU released our second Report Card with DDOT earning a D- for timeliness, along with a Report Summary and Faces of Transit (print and video). Despite many promises from

The state Senate could vote on the Regional Transit Authority bills as early as next week!! But the outcome of that vote is still very uncertain. If you want better coordination between SMART, DDOT, and AATA; If you want more frequent, reliable transit along Woodward, Gratiot, and elsewhere; If you agree that southeast Michigan needs