The Michigan Public Transit Subcommittee is holding a pair of regional town hall meetings that TRU will participate in: This Monday, November 19, 7pm, Oakland Community College in Royal Oak (739 South Washington) Monday, December 10, 7pm, Rapid Central Station in Grand Rapids (250 Grandville Ave. SW.) These events are co-hosted by Public Transit Subcommittee chair Rep. […]

The fate of transit in Charlotte, NC, was unsure on Monday, with a measure on Tuesday’s ballot to repeal the half-cent sales tax that funds their busses and new light rail.  But voters made it very clear on Tuesday that they support transit, despite cost overruns on the light rail construction and the aggressive anti-tax campaign.

Across Michigan, several cities voted on bus millages on Tuesday, mostly with very positive results: Saginaw News:  Voters approved a 3-mill three-year tax renewal for Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services, by a vote of two to one.  The renewal will allow officials to maintain services and enable buses to run until 8 p.m. weekdays. Today,

WDET (Detroit Public Radio) has a daily show all about Detroit topics – Detroit Today.  This morning they discussed transit-oriented development and its potential for Troy and greater Detroit.  TRU Director Megan Owens and UM Real Estate Program Director Chris Leinberger were the guests for this very interesting 45-minute discussion.  You can listen to the discussion online

The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority hosts the getDowntown Program – a great tool for downtown employees to consider commuting alternatives.  They put out a monthly Commuter Connection E-Newsletter.  Here are a few of the November highlights: Vanpooling – For people who live too far away to bus, bike or walk, vanpooling offers an alternative for