TRU has a new Organizer / Assistant Director starting today – Ruth Johnson! A lifelong Michigander with deep roots in Detroit, Ruth brings a wealth of nonprofit experience and skills in leadership development, effective advocacy, community organizing, fundraising, change management, and much more. You’ll be hearing much more from her and opportunities to get actively […]

Detroit transit has been getting some important press attention recently, especially related to federal investment: CNN: Detroit philanthropists fund M1 light rail for Motor City Time blog: Take private money and going public Detroit News: Detroit gets $25M push for light rail corridor Detroit Free Press: Woodward Light Rail plan in Detroit to win $25M

On the anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (aka. economic stimulus bill), several national groups updated a report on the jobs impact of various investments.  They found growing data showing that investment in transit creates far more jobs than highway spending: "Through the end of 2010, stimulus investments in public transportation have created

Business owners and other business leaders play a critical role in decisions made by our region’s elected leaders, including on transit. That’s why it is so important to get the business community involved in advocating for better transit! TRU, in collaboration with the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber, is inviting business

Important state budget news from our friends at the Michigan Municipal League: "The Governor announced her Fiscal Year 2011 budget last Thursday . . . . Due to the continued decline in state gas tax and vehicle registration revenue, MDOT will be forced to leave nearly a half a billion dollars of Michigan’s federal gas