DDOT has announced their most recent round of bus service elimination, which will go into effect June 26.  While less severe than initially proposed, they still decrease hours and substantially increase wait times for many buses.  Nearly every route was hit in some way.  Even worse, the Detroit City Council just passed a budget that […]

Check out MDOT’s proposed State Rail Plan and tell them what you think! The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is holding a series of public meetings across the state to present the Draft State Rail Plan. The meetings will give you an opportunity to review the draft document, ask questions, and provide input before the

Metro Detroit is among the most dangerous areas in the nation for pedestrians, ranking 12th out of the 54 largest regions, and number one in the Midwest, a new report released by Transportation for America shows. Over the past ten years, almost 1,500 people were killed while walking in Michigan and more than 47,700 nationwide.

We need your input.  Detroit isn’t the only one on the cusp of an exciting new era in public transit, developing rapid transit and considering regional cooperation.  TRU is at a turning point too, planning our second decade of transit advocacy.  To ensure we will have the greatest impact on improving transit over the next

Great news:  The Michigan legislature heeded our calls and have agreed to maintain transit funding! Earlier versions of the budget bills cut $15-20 million from public transit, which could have strained many transit agencies to the breaking point. On Tuesday, nearly 100 transit supporters from all across the state converged on the Capitol building to