Rail Funding Victory This past week the Michigan Senate took key steps to receive $131 million pledged to Michigan by the US Department of Transportation. But we can only get that money if the state provides a 20% match. The full Michigan Senate voted to provide that match money: 30 yes, 6 no, and 2 […]

Transit supporters all across the country are protesting massive cuts in road and transit funding that have been proposed by the US House of Representatives. Join us in telling Congress: Don’t X Out Public Transportation! These cuts, if enacted will have the potential to further devastate local public transit riders who depend on these systems

Once a year, TRU holds a major event designed to share exciting transit info and raise money for TRU’s ongoing advocacy work.  That event will be this Thursday evening!! Detroit In Transit: TRU’s 2011 Fundraising dinner! You won’t want to miss an intriguing and thought-provoking discussion with Channel 7 WXYZ’s Chuck Stokes on the role

Once a year, TRU holds a major event designed to share exciting transit info and raise money for TRU’s ongoing advocacy work.  That event will be this Thursday evening!! Detroit In Transit: TRU’s 2011 Fundraising dinner! You won’t want to miss an intriguing and thought-provoking discussion with Channel 7 WXYZ’s Chuck Stokes on the role

DDOT bus troubles got major media attention this past week According to the Detroit Free Press:  Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s office blames bus delays on angry mechanics: "For several weeks, public transit users in Detroit have flooded City Hall with complaints about buses running extraordinarily late. On Friday, Mayor Dave Bing’s office accused the city’s