As you’ve probably heard, Troy has been offered an $8.4 million federal grant that will fund a new Multi-Modal Transportation Facility. This station will: better service both improved passenger rail and SMART buses, make Troy more attractive to businesses and residents, cost Troy almost nothing, and bring economic development and jobs.  A similar project in […]

Have you been wondering . . . What the heck is going on with Detroit area buses!?! Come to TRU’s winter meeting to find out: –          Why DDOT earned an F on TRU’s Report Card –          What Mayor Bing must do to improve DDOT –          What massive cuts SMART will be instituting –          How will

According to our friends at the National Alliance of Public Transit Advocates: Congress needs to focus on passing a long-term robust transportation bill. The Federal Surface Transportation legislation expired more than two years ago, and since then the programs have been operating under multiple extensions. Millions of Americans rely on public transportation every day, and

Starting December 12: SMART will stop operating buses within Detroit, except rush hours; SMART will eliminate 15 routes, including half their current downriver / western Wayne service; SMART will lay off 123 employees; and SMART will end several Job Express and Shuttle services. Connector Service – the advanced reservation curb-to-curb service – will continue. To

Last week, the SMART Board of Directors voted to approve nearly all of their proposed cuts, massively gutting critical bus service.  With the exception of maintaining route 160 Downriver, all of the other cuts will go into effect December 12: Eliminate 14 routes entirely, Slash most service within Detroit,   Eliminate several Connector Services, and