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Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit

Everyone should be able to get where they need to go! TRU is a nonprofit that advocates for better public transit throughout the Detroit region 🚌 🚎 🚃

Joined August 2009
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Transportation Riders United is South East Michigan's transit advocate.

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TRU climate fellows Phil McRae and Min Hollweck at the Michigan Climate Summit 2026 at the Kellogg Center in Lansing. Learning about the connections between climate change and health, national security and the arts. #DetroitTransit
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Venue change! Our Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo transit tour stop locations have chnaged. Our Grand Rapids meeting will be held at the offices of Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., and Kalamazoo at Open Road Bike Program. RSVP at detroittransit.org/transit-t…
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Port Huron, Flint, and Saginaw, let's talk about transit in your communities! Join us on June 3 and 4 at our community conversations in your cities on our Round-the-Mitten transit tour, so we can organize for transit. RSVP at detroittransit.org/transit-t…. @saginawstars @SDEV_313
Let’s Talk Transit, Port Huron Community Conversation on Local & Cross-State Transit on June 3, at Port Huron Municipal Office Center Public Meeting Room, at 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, SDEV, and Port Huron Urbanists. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Port Huron Community Conversation on Local & Cross-State Transit on June 3, at Port Huron Municipal Office Center Public Meeting Room, at 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, SDEV, and Port Huron Urbanists. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Flint! Community Lunch on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Churchill's Food and Spirits, 1:00pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Strong Towns Flint. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Flint! Community Lunch on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Churchill's Food and Spirits, 1:00pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Strong Towns Flint. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Saginaw! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Saginaw Public Library, Hoyt Branch - Auditorium, 5:30pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, STARS, and Disability Network of Mid-Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Saginaw! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Saginaw Public Library, Hoyt Branch - Auditorium, 5:30pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, STARS, and Disability Network of Mid-Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

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UPDATE: Port Huron venue change to the county library. we'll see you there!
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UPDATE: Port Huron venue change to the county library. we'll see you there!
Transportation Riders United (TRU)@DetroitTransit
May 27
Port Huron, Flint, and Saginaw, let's talk about transit in your communities! Join us on June 3 and 4 at our community conversations in your cities on our Round-the-Mitten transit tour, so we can organize for transit. RSVP at detroittransit.org/transit-t…. @saginawstars @SDEV_313
Let’s Talk Transit, Port Huron Community Conversation on Local & Cross-State Transit on June 3, at Port Huron Municipal Office Center Public Meeting Room, at 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, SDEV, and Port Huron Urbanists. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Port Huron Community Conversation on Local & Cross-State Transit on June 3, at Port Huron Municipal Office Center Public Meeting Room, at 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, SDEV, and Port Huron Urbanists. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Flint! Community Lunch on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Churchill's Food and Spirits, 1:00pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Strong Towns Flint. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Flint! Community Lunch on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Churchill's Food and Spirits, 1:00pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Strong Towns Flint. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Saginaw! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Saginaw Public Library, Hoyt Branch - Auditorium, 5:30pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, STARS, and Disability Network of Mid-Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Saginaw! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 4, at Saginaw Public Library, Hoyt Branch - Auditorium, 5:30pm Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, STARS, and Disability Network of Mid-Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

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Grand Rapids, Benton Harbor & St. Joseph, Kalamazoo, and Lansing, let's talk about transit in your communities! Join us at our community conversations in your cities on our Round-the-Mitten transit tour, so we can organize for transit. RSVP at detroittransit.org/transit-t….
Let’s Talk Transit, Grand Rapids! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 11 at TheRapids HQ Conference Room, 6pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, Kent County Essential Needs Task Force, Strong Towns Grand Rapids, and Disability Advocates of Kent County. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Grand Rapids! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 11 at TheRapids HQ Conference Room, 6pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, Kent County Essential Needs Task Force, Strong Towns Grand Rapids, and Disability Advocates of Kent County. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Benton Harbor & St. Joseph! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 12 at Forté Coffee (222 State St), 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Benton Harbor & St. Joseph! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 12 at Forté Coffee (222 State St), 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Kalamazoo! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 13 at Kalamazoo Library Washington Square Branch, 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, Modeshift Kalamazoo, and Discover Kalamazoo! RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Kalamazoo! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 13 at Kalamazoo Library Washington Square Branch, 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United, Modeshift Kalamazoo, and Discover Kalamazoo! RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Lansing! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 15. Place and time TBD, but will be around downtown Lansing at about 1pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Lansing! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 15. Place and time TBD, but will be around downtown Lansing at about 1pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

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Alpena, Marquette, and Traverse City, let's talk about transit in your communities! Join us on June 6, 9, and 10 at our community conversations in your cities on our Round-the-Mitten transit tour, so we can organize for transit. RSVP at detroittransit.org/transit-t…
Let’s Talk Transit, Alpena! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 6 at Cabin Creek Coffee, 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Alpena! Community Brunch on Local & Intercity Transit hosted on June 6 at Cabin Creek Coffee, 11:00am Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Marquette! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 9 at Donckers Choclate Shop, 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and We the People Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Marquette! Community Conversation on Local & Intercity Transit on June 9 at Donckers Choclate Shop, 5:30pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and We the People Michigan. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

Let’s Talk Transit, Traverse City! Community Conversation and Happy Hour on Local & Intercity Transit on June 10 at Silver Spruce Brewing Company, 6:00pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Groundwork Center. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

ALT Let’s Talk Transit, Traverse City! Community Conversation and Happy Hour on Local & Intercity Transit on June 10 at Silver Spruce Brewing Company, 6:00pm. Come share your opinions about local and cross-state public transit and discuss ways to improve transportation locally and throughout MI! Hosted by Transportation Riders United and Groundwork Center. RSVP at DetroitTransit.org/Transit-Tour

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Transportation Riders United (TRU) retweeted
Connect Wayne County@ConnectWayneCo
May 27
"Who wants to be driven, when they’re 49 years old, by their mother to late night activities with friends or picked up from work" - Kim Sneider, Livonia Resident. Liv&Go doesn't let her get out after 6pm, or outside of Livonia. Excellent coverage from @BridgeDet313 . Read below!
BridgeDetroit@BridgeDet313
May 27
Wayne County transit millage explained: what it is, how much it costs bit.ly/4uwaU2v
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Transportation Riders United (TRU) retweeted
Amy Hemmeter@AmyHemmeter
May 27
This is a super important point that I don't think most people know - if the millage doesn't pass, SMART won't be able to operate in Wayne County
BridgeDetroit@BridgeDet313
May 27
Wayne County transit millage explained: what it is, how much it costs bit.ly/4uwaU2v
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Learn more about Wayne countywide transit expansion at connectwaynecounty.org/

Connect Wayne County@ConnectWayneCo
May 20
Introducing: Connect Wayne County! Learn more about county-wide expansion in Wayne County and how you can get involved through the link in our bio! #ConnectWayneCounty #DetroitTransit
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Do you want to get around without driving in your town? In a few weeks, we're traveling across Michigan to organize for better transit in your town, and across our state. RSVP these dates for now - we want to meet you and will have more details soon! detroittransit.org/transit-t…
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RT @steve78333: Did you know: Wayne County has a population of over 1,769,000 & covers 672 square miles! Over 12% of households in Wayne…
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We're calling on @MIHouseDems @MI_Republicans to prevent transit cuts in FY27 with over 30 allies across Michigan. Tell your legislators - we don't need transit cuts amidst such high gas prices. secure.everyaction.com/yDinc…

Michigan Public Transit Association@MPTAonline
May 14
🚍30 orgs are calling on #MIleg to prevent transit service cuts in FY27. With gas prices high, buses are more essential than ever — but state budget proposals fall short. Read the letter & watch the press conference: 🔗 members.mptaonline.org/press… #KeepBusesRunning #TransitMatters
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We're honored to receive a grant from @APTA_info ! Without their support, our work would be much more difficult.
APTA
@APTA_info
May 14
Congratulations Transportation Riders United on winning an APTA Local Coalition Grant to build ballot measure support. @DetroitTransit will engage w/ Chambers of Commerce, major employers, & communities. @SenatorSlotkin @SenGaryPeters @RepShriThanedar @smart_movesus @RTAmichigan
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APTA
@APTA_info
May 14
Congratulations Transportation Riders United on winning an APTA Local Coalition Grant to build ballot measure support. @DetroitTransit will engage w/ Chambers of Commerce, major employers, & communities. @SenatorSlotkin @SenGaryPeters @RepShriThanedar @smart_movesus @RTAmichigan
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Our campaigns team meeting (formerly volunteer meeting) is this Thursday from 6-7:30pm on Zoom. If you want to get involved in the fight for more and better transit, please join us! detroittransit.org/event/tru…
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A small group of Northville-based anti-tax activists are suing to block a Wayne Countywide vote for public transit. It's odd to fight transit now - with soaring gas prices and more people in need of affordable mobility - but as always, some people are less affected than others.
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Stay tuned for updates. freep.com/story/news/local/m…

Lawsuit challenges Wayne County transit millage headed to August ballot

A group that opposes a transit millage that would expand bus service across Wayne County accuses the county and SMART of breaking open meeting rules.

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Transportation Riders United (TRU) retweeted
Detroit People Mover
@detpeoplemover
May 6
Work, play, or stay… the Detroit People Mover is back and ready to move you through downtown Detroit! With FREE rides and trains arriving in minutes, it’s the easiest way to get where you need to go while enjoying incredible views of the city along the way. 💜 Hop on board and experience the best way to get around downtown once again. #DetroitPeopleMover #RideTheLoop #ExploreDetroit #MovingDetroitForward
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Congratulations to longtime TRU volunteer Neel Marathe, who just graduated from U-M - sporting a snazzy AAATA-themed cap!
Neel Marathe with his graduation cap in front of a TheRide bus

ALT Neel Marathe with his graduation cap in front of a TheRide bus

Graduation cap decorated like an AAATA - TheRide bus, with year 25. Route is 66 - Green Rd

ALT Graduation cap decorated like an AAATA - TheRide bus, with year 25. Route is 66 - Green Rd
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