TRU now has a group on Facebook.com!  If you’re a facebook user, check out the groups "Transportation Riders United" and "I support Detroit Transit."  Share your thoughts, post links and pictures, and invite your friends to join!

Get there better and win prizes – participate in the Commuter Challenge! During Commuter Challenge 2007, earn points to become eligible to win great prizes. Commuter Challenge is a fun and exciting competition between companies and employees that encourages carpooling and vanpooling, riding public transportation, biking and walking, and utilizing telework and flextime benefits. Commuter Challenge

The Michigan House of Representatives recently announced a new subcommittee to focus on public transit, which will be led by transit-champ Rep. Marie Donigan of Royal Oak.    Learn more when Marie hosts a town hall meeting on public transit, with Detroit Regional Mass Transit CEO John Hertel and TRU Director Megan Owens, on Monday, February 26th

Thank you to everyone who attended our Transit Coffee Talk!  We had a good crowd, presented lots of information, and got into a spirited discussion about the region’s bus systems.  The next Transit Coffee Talk will be on Wednesday, March 7 at 6:30pm at Foran’s Irish Pub in downtown Detroit.  We’ll be discussing the new

According to a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion, people who live in the densest, pedestrian-friendly parts of New York City have a significantly lower body mass index (less body fat) compared to other New Yorkers. The researchers say placing shops, restaurants and public transit near residences may promote walking and independence