The Woodward Light Rail team has finished the Impact Statement and developed a plan for alignment and routing that will be unveiled this week! Join TRU on Monday, July 11 from 6-8pm at the University of Michigan’s Detroit Center (on Woodward just north of Mack) to learn all the details of the plan, the next […]

TRU is seeking a well organized and well spoken person for two critical roles– Office Manager and Communications Associate – to support our internal and external communications and to help ensure smooth day-to-day operations of the organization by reliably providing key administrative functions. To apply for this part-time position, submit a resume and cover letter

By 2015, nearly a half-million of people 65 and older in Metropolitan Detroit will live in communities where public transportation service is either poor or non-existent, a new study shows.  The report, Aging in Place, Stuck without Options, ranks metro areas by the percentage of seniors with poor access to public transportation, now and in

TRU Director Megan Owens will be the featured guest for the Detroit Free Press web chat about transit on Tuesday at noon. We’ll talk about the progress and challenges ahead as Michigan tries to move forward with new projects and maintain services amid budget cuts with Megan, former state Rep. Marie Donigan and Sean Mann,

Some interesting reading . . .    Congressman Abraham Lincoln’s speech on the House floor in favor of the federal role in infrastructure spending.  The year: 1848.