As the Lodge closes and other area highways become even more congested, TRU encourages people who work in downtown Detroit to let someone else fight the traffic – try the bus instead. Both DDOT and SMART offer express busses during rush hour that offer great alternatives for people driving into Detroit’s downtown, midtown or New […]

Greater Detroit isn’t the only region in Michigan working to improve and expand their public transit system.  According to the Michigan Land Use Institute: On Jan. 24, the board of directors of Grand Rapids’ regional public transit agency voted to approve acclerating the study and design of a rapid transit system of its own. At

At our January annual meeting, TRU members voted to approve three new members onto the TRU Board of Directors: Chris Frey, Chair of TRU’s communications committee, of midtown Detroit Jocelyn Benson, professor at Wayne State University Law School, of downtown Detroit Patrick Droze, civil engineer and founding TRU member, of Livonia We are pleased to

Thank you to everyone who came to our annual meeting!  It was a great event – the overwhelming turnout of nearly 150 people meant that the room was a little crowded, but shows the enormous public support that exists for this issue!   Special thanks to our speakers:  – John Hertel, CEO of Regional Detroit

Thank you to everyone who came to our annual meeting!  It was a great event – the overwhelming turnout of nearly 150 people meant that the room was a little crowded, but shows the enormous public support that exists for this issue!   Special thanks to our speakers:  – John Hertel, CEO of Regional Detroit