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The 2014 Regional Transit Awards Celebrated Transit Champions and Progress

Thank you to everyone involved in making TRU’s 2014 Regional Transit Awards a great success! We were pleased to be joined by 160 supporters in recognizing 24 amazing nominees and awarding six transit champions: Senator Bert Johnson, Detroit Bus Company, Cindy Reese, Carsten Applegate, David Glenn, and myride2.

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Celebrate National Train Day

Train…Relax…Enjoy…Repeat…Greetings from the Greenest of the Green powered tourism and travel choices, passenger rail! Join with Amtrak and its state-wide partners, motor coach and transit systems, for better passenger rail service connectivity with true mobility options. Enjoy Michigan’s Bluewater, Pere Marquette, and Wolverine passenger rail service to “Ride the Train Michigan.” When: Saturday, May 10th,

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Celebrate National Train Day

Train…Relax…Enjoy…Repeat…Greetings from the Greenest of the Green powered tourism and travel choices, passenger rail! Join with Amtrak and its state-wide partners, motor coach and transit systems, for better passenger rail service connectivity with true mobility options. Enjoy Michigan’s Bluewater, Pere Marquette, and Wolverine passenger rail service to “Ride the Train Michigan.” When: Saturday, May 10th,

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State Leg Considers New Transportation Funding, but Leaves Transit Out Again!

Michigan roads need serious work.
Michigan buses need serious work too.
So do our train lines and bike paths.

So why does the big transportation funding package only fund one part of Michigan’s transportation system?!?

Tell Michigan legislators to fund the full transportation system, not just part of it.

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Urge County Leaders to Keep SMART Rolling!

SMART provides essential transit service to 35,000 people every day. Yet their millage rate hasn’t increased in nearly 12 years, resulting in minimal service and ancient buses.

County leaders are deciding now whether to ask voters to support a SMART millage of 1.0 mils on the August ballot. Tell them how important local bus service is – ACT NOW to KEEP SMART ROLLING!

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