Detroit is one of just five big cities where transportation eats up a fifth or more of household costs – Detroit was third after Houston and Cleveland.  According to the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership, as reported in Forbes magazine, Detroiters spend on average 20.5% of their income on transportation and spend 57 hours a year […]

Washtenaw and Livingston County officials continue working out details to soon begin running commuter train service between Ann Arbor and Howell.  On Saturday, Sept. 15, you can try out the trains that Great Lakes Central Railroad will use in providing that service at the seventh annual Hamburg Township Festival & Railroad Days. Tickets to ride

One of TRU’s primary purposes is to inform and educate the public about the importance of public transportation options.  For years we have given presentations to groups throughout the region about various transit issues.  We now plan to greatly expand that outreach effort. If you are interested in helping spread the word about public transit,

SMART is implementing extensive service changes effective September 3, 2007.  These include major changes in downriver service and adjustments throughout the region, including:  – New routes in Allen Park, Dearborn, Inkster, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Taylor, Romulus, Wayne, Westland, and Wyandotte, and on Van Dyke  – Routes 110, 185 and 201 discontinued and replaced with new

We Want to Say THANK YOU! Thank you, TRU members, for all the support you have given us this year. And to show our appreciation, we will have a summer picnic on Belle Isle this Saturday.  We will provide some snacks, and you can bring a dish to pass if you like.  Don’t forget to