TRU primarily focuses on local issues, but we’re impacted by what happens in Lansing and Washington DC too.  Which is why we need your help today! The US House of Representatives has proposed a transportation that would devastate public transit here and throughout the country!  Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calls it “the worst transportation bill I’ve ever […]

aha Join TRU and Trans4M for an exciting Transit Day at the Capitol on Thursday, February 23!  We need your help meeting with legislators and building support for the Regional Transit Authority and other Trans4M priorities.  We need 75 people to help make a big impact on the legislators – please help us make this event great!

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it may be the busiest for transit advocacy!!  Please join us for these important activities: 1)  First TRU Ambassador monthly conference call Thursday, Feb 9, 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Call in number: 605-475-4850, passcode: 636655#. TRU Ambassadors are community leaders who help spread the transit

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