According to our friends at the Midwest High Speed Rail Association: In the deal worked out between the White House and House and Senate leaders late Friday night, high speed rail funding was slashed. The High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail program was cut to $1 billion, a $1.5 billion reduction from the 2010 level. The […]

A pocket change transit tutorial from TRU Director Megan Owens: I am often asked what’s so different between metro Detroit and other regions when it comes to transit and I’ve finally figured out a clear way to explain it.   Two quarters.  Most major metro areas spend 50-cents per person per day to fund their

If you live in west Michigan or know people who do, make sure they know about the important transit millages coming up on May 3! Voters in Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Wyoming, Kentwood, Grandville and Walker will be asked to support a 0.35 mill increase to the current five-year 1.12 mill tax levy. If

TRU is pleased to be a leader of an exciting new coalition: Trans4M.  Fifteen diverse organizations from across Michigan have come together to transform transportation policy in Michigan.  We are sick of decades of highway-exclusive transportation funding that spurs sprawl, neglects urban areas, increases pollution, and wastes fuel, time, and money of million of Michiganders. 

A big thank you to everyone who came out to City Council meetings and called your City Council members regarding the fare policy.  DDOT wants a new bus fare ordinance, including the authority to raise regional monthly bus passes up to $69.50, the right to raise the price of any other pass, a loosely defined