Thank you to everyone who came to our fall meeting yesterday.  It was both informative and fun, with presentations on transit topics and a little Detroit Transit Jeopardy.  Find out if you really know Detroit transit – download a copy of the transit trivia questions and answers, including:     – when Detroit’s first public transit line […]

You thought the budget battles were over? Sorry – wrong! Not only is there discussion about overturning the tax increases passed a few weeks ago, but by Halloween the legislature still needs to agree upon $440 million in additional cuts – on top of the $7 billion in cuts from the past few years! Although

Our friends up north in Traverse City are undertaking "The Grand Vision" – a land use and transportation study process to facilitate providing a framework for propelling the Grand Traverse region for the next 50 years and beyond (aka. figure out how to effectively absorb their enormous growth in a way that maintains their quality of

As reported in the Detroit Free Press,  TRU and our coalition partners will be holding a meeting this Friday to introduce municipal leaders along Woodward to learn more about the potential benefits of transit-oriented development to our region.  The meeting is designed for municipal leaders and planning officials, but the public is welcome as well.

Most Americans don’t get enough exercise and are overly reliant on cars.  But it’s not always our fault.  Many of us live in communities where walking to the store is dangerous, impossible, or both. Now WalkScore.com has launched a website that lets you get a sense for how “walkable” any neighborhood really is — based