The Communications and Outreach meeting usually scheduled for the first Monday of each month will be on Monday, Oct 8th this month.  Sorry for any confusion!

Safe Routes to School National Conference: Creating, Building and Sustaining Momentum, November 5-7-2007 Safe Routes to School is an international movement whose goal is to make it safe, convenient and fun for children to bicycle and walk to school everyday. This improves community and personal health, benefits the environment, increases safety and helps to decrease

According to the Detroit News: "More available than your roommate’s ride, more reliable than a jalopy and more convenient than the bus, borrow-by-the-hour car rental programs are moving steadily on to college campuses, including the University of Michigan. Such car-sharing companies, including national brands Zipcar and Flexcar, got their start in transit-friendly and eco-minded cities

Michigan residents are driving more than ever, leading to the high level of CO2 emissions that cause global warming. Vehicle fuel efficiency isn’t the only solution; we need to plan cities that offer multiple transportation options. People who move into compact, “green neighborhoods” are making as big a contribution to fighting global warming as those

A few years ago, a few TRU volunteers put together a fun five-minute video: "What if trains came back to Detroit?"  It’s a montage of images from Detroit mixed with images of transit in other cities.  Check it out on YouTube.