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A Transit Action Agenda for Michigan: The Soft Launch of TRU’s State Policy Agenda

The Transit Action Agenda for Michigan is a pathway to improved transportation policy at a state level in Michigan. This report soft launch is open to contribution by allies and advocates of transit with any expertise, as we hope to provide a goal for legislators to come to after the break. Detailing funding for transportation […]

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What’s Missing for a Great Michigan?

Michigan has so many wonderful things going for it: Tons of beautiful lakes. Kind people and welcoming communities. Inventive, hardworking businesses. Interesting cities with historic buildings. A wide diversity of great places. Yet for decades, Michigan has been falling further and further behind. Families struggling to pay the bills. Young people moving away. Businesses struggling

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The most convenient, impactful way to support Detroit transit

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Flex Your Grants: A New Report from TRU and Partners

Given unprecedented levels of federal funding now available for US transportation projects, TRU was pleased to collaborate with several partner groups from across the Midwest to develop a new report, “Flex Your Grants: Leveraging Federal Dollars for Clean Transportation Projects.” This resource was authored by the Shared Use Mobility Center in collaboration with the RE-AMP

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Transit Tuesday Talk Recap: Regional Transit Planning

Some of Metro Detroit’s top transportation leaders gathered with TRU on October 24 to talk about regional transit planning at our latest Transit Tuesday Talk. Representatives of the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA), the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transit (SMART), and the Southeastern Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) spoke last Tuesday at

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