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A powerful case for transit and call-to-action from Wayne County Exec Warren Evans

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Tuesday night, Warren Evans gave one of the most compelling and well-reasoned transit speeches this region has ever heard. Here are a few highlights of his State of the County address: Transit is the intersection of moral and economic imperatives…. While the moral reasons, alone, should move us to improve transit, I’m okay focusing on the […]

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The State of the Region's Transit: Improving, with Hope for Much More!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to TRU’s big State of the Region’s Transit 2018 Annual Meeting! Over 150 people came together on Wednesday, January 31 to discuss The State of Transit. Extra special thanks to our speakers for sharing their perspective and to our sponsors and contributors who made the event possible! The State

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The State of the Region’s Transit: Improving, with Hope for Much More!

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Thank you to everyone who came out to TRU’s big State of the Region’s Transit 2018 Annual Meeting! Over 150 people came together on Wednesday, January 31 to discuss The State of Transit. Extra special thanks to our speakers for sharing their perspective and to our sponsors and contributors who made the event possible! The State

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Announcing the 2018 Regional Transit Awardees

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TRU is honored to recognize four outstanding people and projects that have done exemplary work to advance and improve transit in the greater Detroit area: .
1) SMART’s new FAST service for substantial improvements in the frequency of cross-county express service on the region’s busiest corridors;
2) Dearborn Economic Development Director Barry Murray for dedicated work to develop the John D Dingell Transit Center and to otherwise enhance mobility;
3) M-1 Rail VP of External Affairs Sommer Woods for work to expand public engagement in transit planning and incorporate Detroiters into the transit workforce; and
4) David Gifford for his self-driven efforts to promote public transit and increase ridership of the RefleX service through social media promotion.

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Tell the Region's Leaders: Support Region-Wide Transit Now!

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After years of bicker and months of negotiating, will our region’s leaders finally come to agreement on the next steps for regional transit?
Take Action NOW: Tell your county leaders that we need quick action on a region-wide transit system with no holes in it! Call them directly or use our easy online action tool to edit a pre-drafted email message to them.

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