TRU is proud to accomplish great impact on a very modest budget and to provide the utmost transparency on the funds we receive and spend to accomplish that work. In the interest of transparency, our Financial Review for 2018 is posted here for your download and review. To minimize expenses while maintaining best practices, we […]
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After decades of dominating regional politics in southeast Michigan, L. Brooks Patterson died August 3. For 26 years, L. Brooks Patterson was Oakland County Executive, focusing on fiscal discipline, “business attraction,” and “local control.” He was extremely proud of the county’s many years of AAA bond ratings and balanced budgets. (He was also well known
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The Regional Transit Authority covers the full four-county region of southeast Michigan, but has historically held most its meetings in downtown Detroit. But no more! Following encouragement from TRU and their own Citizen’s Advisory Committee, RTA has committed to hold more of their meetings in a broader diversity of locations AND more in the evening
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THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Transit on Tap last night! I love hosting a party that is the kind of gathering where people greet me with “Wanna see the statistics I’ve been collecting on how often my bus is late?” (Answer: extremely yes.) We will be hosting another #TransitOnTap in about two months—stay
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By Anthony Bui: TRU’s summer 2019 Community Engagement Intern; also a Public Policy student at the University of Michigan with a concentration in Urban and Transportation Policy; participating in U of M’s Semester In Detroit program; originally from Grand Rapids For most of my life, I’ve ridden buses to get to school, work, and social
My Transit Story: The Bus is Undervalued! Read More »
