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Now Recruiting for TRU’s Board of Directors!

Apply to join TRU’s Board of Directors! TRU is looking for dynamic change-makers from across our region to apply to join our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors guides TRU’s work and ensures we have the capacity to succeed. Board members are critical ambassadors to the community, help expand TRU’s network, and ensure we […]

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Victory: DDOT Drivers Ratify Big Pay Boost

A years-long fight ended in victory last Friday as DDOT bus drivers ratified a new contract that gives them a $6-per-hour wage boost. “[Union] members are ecstatic,” drivers’ union president Schetrone Collier said Thursday at a press conference that featured Mayor Duggan and Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield. The contract is great news for both bus drivers

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Man and child alongside train

November Transit Tuesday Talk: Cross State Transit

Join TRU for a cross-state transit talk Tuesday, where we’ll talk about improving and expanding Amtrak and intercity bus service throughout Michigan!  Hear from our guests Groundwork Center’s transportation program manager Carolyn Ulstad on North-South Rail and how rail expansion works, and president of Indian Trails Chad Cushman on Michigan’s intercity bus network. Also, Petra and Megan

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Downriver Bus Hub at Risk – Keep the Southland Bus Stop Open!

Update: A loss for now Unfortunately, Southland Mall management went through with removing the bus stop, and now riders must walk over half a mile to access the mall. Since Southland Mall is a private business, there isn’t much more we can do, but an individual has filed a civil rights case over a lack

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TRU Staff in 2025. From left to right, Petra Mihalko, Joel Batterman, Megan Owens, Za'Nyia Kelly, Deb Freer, and Theresa De Benedetti

TRU is Hiring: Michigan Healthy Climate Fellow Position Open!

Applications due November 17th! TRU is hiring through the Michigan Healthy Climate (MHC) Fellows program! We have one position open who will help us conduct outreach throughout the state on clean mobility and transit. Help educate on how transit impacts local communities, meet with groups throughout the state, and help plan a Round-the-Mitten Transit Tour.

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