According to the Michigan Passenger Rail Station Community Benefits Study prepared for MDOT by Grand Valley State University in 2009: The construction of a (multi-modal) transit station provides not only the direct construction jobs but results in the creation of hundreds of spin off jobs for the local economy.  For example, construction costs of $10 […]

Starting today: SMART no longer operates buses within Detroit, except rush hours (6-9am and 3-6pm); SMART eliminated 15 routes, including half their current downriver / western Wayne service; SMART layed off 123 employees; and SMART ended several Job Express and Shuttle services. The rest of SMART service has remained the same, including park-and-rides, most suburban

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