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Moving from Vision to Action – TRU annual meeting Tuesday evening

January 24, 2006

 

You’re invited!

Please join Transportation Riders United’s 2006 Annual Meeting, Moving from Vision to Action!

It will be held next Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 6:30pm in downtown Detroit’s Guardian Building (500 Griswold).

Come learn about exciting transit initiatives such as the Ann Arbor to Detroit Rapid Transit project and ways you can get involved to help achieve the regional transit vision for greater Detroit.

Contact TRU at 313-863-8872 or MOwens@DetroitTransit.org for more information.

Details:

Transportation Riders United is a non-profit organization focused on improving transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit. We strive to improve the quality of existing transit service and to facilitate the creation of a quality regional rapid transit system, through research, public education, coalition building and public involvement.

TRU is growing, and we want you to get involved!

Our 2005 Annual Meeting was primarily focused on creating a positive vision of the future of the region, “Detroit 2030: An Agenda for a Sustainable Metropolis.”

This year, we’re focused on Moving from Vision to Action.

We will discuss two exciting transit initiatives – the Ann Arbor to Detroit Rapid Transit project and the Woodward Corridor transit project. This spring will be a critical time for public input into the design of the AA-Detroit project. We will have regional leaders and experts from DARTA, the University of Michigan and elsewhere present on the opportunity that these projects represent for the entire region.

We will also discuss TRU’s plans for the coming year and the many ways you can get involved, including:
– Improving existing bus service and ridership,
– Promoting the new transit initiatives,
– Researching the policy changes at the regional and state level for a regional transit system,
– Improving TRU’s capabilities through fundraising and membership building,
– Changing public perception of transit through effective marketing of transit, and
– Building the broad coalition of support needed to achieve a regional transit system.

The meeting will be next Tuesday, January 24 at 6:30pm in downtown Detroit’s Guardian Building (500 Griswold).

Contact the TRU office at 313-963-8872 or MOwens@DetroitTransit.org.

Hope to see you there!

Megan

 

Megan Owens

Executive Director, Transportation Riders United

500 Griswold, Suite 1650
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Phone: 313-963-8872
Fax: 313-963-8876
MOwens@DetroitTransit.org
www.DetroitTransit.org

Our mission is to improve transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit.

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Photo Gallery

January 2006 train rally

It’s a cold and icy morning on Jan. 14, 2006 as Cecile Shoulders of Save Our Trains Michigan talks to the engineer of train # 365, the westbound Blue Water, as it arrived in East Lansing. Save Our Trains Michigan coordinated a rally, on this day, to support funding for the Blue Water and Pere Marquette. Read coverage of the rally on our news page.

Newsletter

Winter 2006 MARP member newsletter

Winter 2006 stories include:

  • Two Michigan Trains Could End in 2006 – Blue Water and Pere Marquette could end service in August 2006
  • Amtrak President Released – Supporters want David Gunn reinstated after being fired by the railroad’s Board of Directors
  • Moving on Up to the North Side – New Buffalo to receive service from Amtrak’s Blue Water and Wolverine in 2006
  • Amtrak Raises Speed on Michigan Trains – Train Control Project has Long Incubation Periods
  • Transportation Center Project Continues to Make Progress – Project to preserve historic rail station and create transfer center for buses
  • Ridership Soars in 2005 – Ridership Increases for Third Straight Year
  • From Fast Food to A Taste of A Different Kind – Former Pere Marquette station reopens as Gelesosomo’s Silver Beach Pizza Co.
  • Rolling Into Town – Train ride becomes highlighted event of Fennville’s Goose Festival
  • The Business of Railroading – Symposium held to provide education and insight on moving trains in Michigan
  • Help Save the Clare Depot – Clare Depot Preservation, Inc. forms to rescue the city’s historic station
  • Renovation Work Nears Completion – Former Michigan Central station to be opened by this fall
  • Chairman’s Corner: We didn’t “Dodge the Bullet” after all
  • Executive Director’s Report: Mixed Baggage
  • North Pole Express – Locomotive used for The Polar Express movie returns for second year of excursions

Published quarterly, The Michigan Passenger serves as the official publication of the Michigan Association of Railroad Passengers. Copies of the publication can be found at every Amtrak station in the state of Michigan as well as locations having interest in passenger rail such as local libraries, hobby stores and city halls. To receive this publication at your home or business, you must become a member of MARP. Join by filling out the application in the About MARP section of this website.

Photo Gallery

Holland Michigan

Passengers heading south for Chicago gather their belongings as Amtrak train 371, the Pere Marquette, arrives to the Padnos Transportation Center in Holland, Michigan on Dec. 6, 2005. The unusual train consist (two Genesis locomotives and six Superliner coaches) was due to the normal train getting trapped in Grand Rapids, Mich. by a freight train derailment on Dec. 3. (Photo by John D. Langdon)

Photo Gallery

Kalamazoo

Passengers board and disembark from Amtrak train 350, the Wolverine, after arriving to the station in Kalamazoo, Michigan on November 12, 2005. The 118-year old former Michigan Central passenger station is currently under renovation to become the Kalamazoo Transportation Center, which is scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2006. Click HERE for more information about Amtrak’s services in Michigan. (Photo by J.R. Valderas)