Wednesday night, June 28, the Michigan House and Senate passed the 2023-24 state budget bills including a much-needed $110 million funding boost for public transit! New State Funding For Public Transit After decades of disinvestment, we’ve been fighting hard for a funding boost, especially for local bus operating (LBO) funds – and succeeded in winning […]
Exciting (though short-term) State Budget Win!! Read More »
As President Biden has often said, “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value.” Yet for decades, Michigan’s budgets have neglected public transit, rail, and active transportation, leaving Michiganders out in the cold. New legislative leaders must make bold new investments in affordable, sustainable transportation choices.
Tell Michigan Leaders to finally make big investments in transit! Read More »
TRU staff and interns work every day all year round to fight for more and better public transit at the local, county, regional, state, and even federal levels. That work is only possible with membership support from people who agree transit is essential. If you think about Detroit-area transit and want to see it improve,
May Membership Month: Think Transit? Join TRU! Read More »
SMART recently announced service change proposals in Oakland County that include major expansion into new communities but also some eliminations and cuts. But still no solution to the ongoing no-show bus crisis caused by SMART’s failure to pay competitive wages! Review TRU comments on proposed service changes TRU is excited to share the details of
SMART expansion happening in Oakland County – but with service cuts Read More »
This past Monday, the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) rolled out a proposal for the first comprehensive revamp of the Motor City’s bus system in decades, perhaps the most thoroughgoing such overhaul since the city government took over Detroit’s privately owned streetcar monopoly over a century ago. You can check it out for yourself and
DDOT Envisions Ambitious Revamp of Detroit Bus Service Read More »
