Join us (through your computer or phone) on July 8 to talk transit! COVID upended everything. Yet transit remains vital so people can access work, groceries, and doctors. How have transit agencies responded?What’s being done to ensure bus safety?What’s next for Detroit area transit? Join transit leaders, riders, and supporters to explore how transit agencies […]
Virtual Town Hall: Safe(r) Transit During COVID-19 Read More »
For twenty years, TRU has fought for Detroit area transit, through every crisis and every opportunity. Member donations make it possible. Join TRU today! Most recently, we helped win emergency transit funding: When COVID-19 struck, bus ridership plummeted 70%. Bus agencies stopped charging fares and doubled their cleaning regimes. Their budgets were headed off a
Keep Our City Rolling: Give Today to Defend Transit! Read More »
LAST UPDATED 7/18/20 at 7:00AM. Transportation Riders United is compiling transit service changes on this page. Because service can change rapidly, we will keep updating the page as often as we are able, and will always list the most recent updated date at the top. For the most current information on a service, check the
Detroit Area COVID-19 Transit Service Update Center Read More »
While most transportation decisions are local, the federal government sets an important standard and shapes critical investments throughout the nation. For far too long, that federal direction has encouraged wasteful spending on wider highways with minimal transit support beyond occasional new buses. The US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee released their draft proposal for long-term
TRU supports INVEST Act proposed in US House Read More »
We at TRU strongly believe that Black Lives and Black Communities matter, now and always. We are outraged and appalled by the extrajudicial murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and far too many other BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) in this country. TRU’s core mission is that everyone should be able to
TRU Statement in Support of Black Lives and Black Communities Read More »
