According to DC.Streetsblog: A majority of rural and urban voters alike believe their home towns would gain from a local transit expansion, according to a new poll released by Transportation for America (T4A) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). When asked if increased transit investment would help their community, 69 percent of poll respondents […]
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According to Crain’s Detroit Business, current RTCC CEO John Hertel will be taking over as General Manager of SMART: "Hertel, 63, was appointed general manager of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation bus system Thursday and is poised to begin contract negotiations next week. In that role, Hertel expects to continue to advocate for
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"It gives everybody options, it doesn’t favor one type of person over another or one type of transportation over another. It makes everyone use the resource more efficiently," says Chris Frey, TRU Board President, bus rider and cyclist. Check out this week’s edition of metromode for a great article by Jon Zemke on Michigan’s Main
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We are pleased to announce the birth of Detroit’s newest transit advocate – Katerina Lydia Marker-Owens, born on Sunday, March 21 to TRU Director Megan Owens. Both mother and baby are healthy and happy. Megan will be out on maternity leave for several weeks, then working part-time for a few months. TRU will continue to
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We are pleased to announce the birth of Detroit’s newest transit advocate – Katerina Lydia Marker-Owens, born on Sunday, March 21 to TRU Director Megan Owens. Both mother and baby are healthy and happy. Megan will be out on maternity leave for several weeks, then working part-time for a few months. TRU will continue to
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