DDOT busses are not running today.  Bus drivers are refusing to drive until the City Council gets a dedicated security force on the busses. While today’s action is new, this issue is not.  Here’s some important background information:  For over a year and a half, DDOT busses have had no dedicated security force.  The busses are […]

According to the USA Today article, "Drivers cut back — a 1st in 26 years,": "The average American motorist is driving substantially fewer miles for the first time in 26 years because of high gas prices and demographic shifts, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal highway data. . . . Factors contributing to

We at TRU would like to extend a big thank you to everyone who helped make last night’s event a big success. Over 70 people attended our transit design contest reception, viewing some wonderful designs of potential transit stations and neighborhoods while supporting TRU’s efforts to make our transit vision a reality!  See the top

National Transportation Week festivities continue!  Thursday evening Synergy is hosting a Mystery Happy Hour on the People Mover.  Friday is bike to work day along Woodward. And Saturday (May 19), TRU is leading a train trip to Ann Arbor, to promote the train as a transportation alternative, to discuss the upcoming AA-Detroit expanded train service, and to

All week during National Transportation Week, WDET – Detroit Public Radio – has been discussing transportation choices on their local morning news show, Detroit Today.  On Monday – bike to work day (in the last half hour), On Tuesday – Director of Michigan Department of Transportation, On Wednesday – TRU Director Megan Owens (for the first half hour),