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), […]

NTW, established in 1962 by President Kennedy and hosted this year by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, provides an opportunity for the transportation community to join together on a national level to demonstrate the importance of transportation to our economy and society as a whole. In additional to the official NT Week events, TRU

You’ve been hearing about it for months . . . now buy your tickets for the unveiling of top designs of Detroit’s transit future, at Detroit In Transit: Visions of a Region on the Move We’ve gathered and judged exciting designs of what Detroit’s transit future could look like from architects, designers, urban planners, and others.

Greater Detroit isn’t the only area in Michigan thinking about transportation choices this month.  The Lansing area is holding their Smart Commute 2007 this month, with: May 3 – 12: Bicycle Commuting Lessons May 12 – Saturday in Hunter Park with Bike Jam 12pm – 3pm. May 14: Smart Commute Festival Food, Music, Information &

For the past two years, the Michigan Department of Transportation has been working on creating a state long-range transportation plan.  This plan "sets forth the decision principles that will be the foundation of our transportation investments (from 2005-2030) and provides strategies that will advance that vision."  MDOT’s final draft report is available for public comment.