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The mission of Transporation Riders United (TRU) is to improve transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit. TRU is incorporated in Michigan as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Our purpose is to:
* Inform and educate the public and officials about the importance of public transportation options.
* Promote discourse on local, regional, and state developments relating to transportation.
* Improve public transportation
* Promote alternatives to highway expansion.
Our priorities for 2007 are to:
* Continue to improve existing bus service;
* Improve public perception of Greater Detroit public transit;
* Build for the future by increasing TRU's financial and volunteer resources; and
* Work towards a fully-funded regional rapid transit system throughout Greater Detroit.
Help us promote quality transit
Join TRU as a member, come to our meetings, give a donation, or just ride the bus yourself – check out DDOT and SMART for maps, routes, schedules and more. Contact Us .
TRU History
Take a look at TRU's history and see how far we have progressed in just a few short years.
View TRU work product
Read and review the many documents prepared by TRU staff and volunteers regarding important issues.
Organizational Structure
TRU has an organizational structure that follows non-profit guidelines and allows for effective operation.
Board of Directors (city of residence)
Patricia Fedewa, President (Detroit)
Francis Grunow, Vice President (Detroit)
Patrick Droze, Secretary (Livonia)
Lawrence Hands, Treasurer (Grosse Pointe Park)
Lawrence Birchfield (Detroit)
Frank Clark (Redford)
Steven Gutterman (Ann Arbor)
Tommy Meadows (Detroit)
Rhonda Rodgers (Detroit)
Jocelyn Benson (Detroit)
Chris Frey (Detroit)
TRU Annual Reports and Newsletters
View the archives of newsletters and official annual reports
Cartoons
View cartoons drawn by TRU's commentator.
Transportation Riders United (TRU) is strongly committed to the "triple bottom line"--Our tax dollar investments must meet the test of being good for the regional economy, good for the environment, and good for the community as a whole. For Greater Detroit, the most important of these tests is that a public investment must be good at bringing people together, building community. One of the major reasons why Greater Detroit is one of the most segregated regions in the country is because it has what is commonly considered an ineffective and unreliable public transit system. By working on transportation policy, to encourage transportation investments that follow the triple bottom line, we work to build strong, diverse, transit-oriented communities in Greater Detroit. There is no better place on earth to take on this challenge than in Detroit, the Motor City, and the home to America's Automobile Culture
The mission of Transporation Riders United (TRU) is to improve transportation access and mobility in Greater Detroit. TRU is incorporated in Michigan as a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Our purpose is to:
* Inform and educate the public and officials about the importance of public transportation options.
* Promote discourse on local, regional, and state developments relating to transportation.
* Improve public transportation
* Promote alternatives to highway expansion.
Our priorities for 2007 are to:
* Continue to improve existing bus service;
* Improve public perception of Greater Detroit public transit;
* Build for the future by increasing TRU's financial and volunteer resources; and
* Work towards a fully-funded regional rapid transit system throughout Greater Detroit.
Help us promote quality transit
Join TRU as a member, come to our meetings, give a donation, or just ride the bus yourself – check out DDOT and SMART for maps, routes, schedules and more. Contact Us .
TRU History
Take a look at TRU's history and see how far we have progressed in just a few short years.
View TRU work product
Read and review the many documents prepared by TRU staff and volunteers regarding important issues.
Organizational Structure
TRU has an organizational structure that follows non-profit guidelines and allows for effective operation.
Board of Directors (city of residence)
Patricia Fedewa, President (Detroit)
Francis Grunow, Vice President (Detroit)
Patrick Droze, Secretary (Livonia)
Lawrence Hands, Treasurer (Grosse Pointe Park)
Lawrence Birchfield (Detroit)
Frank Clark (Redford)
Steven Gutterman (Ann Arbor)
Tommy Meadows (Detroit)
Rhonda Rodgers (Detroit)
Jocelyn Benson (Detroit)
Chris Frey (Detroit)
TRU Annual Reports and Newsletters
View the archives of newsletters and official annual reports
Cartoons
View cartoons drawn by TRU's commentator.
Transportation Riders United (TRU) is strongly committed to the "triple bottom line"--Our tax dollar investments must meet the test of being good for the regional economy, good for the environment, and good for the community as a whole. For Greater Detroit, the most important of these tests is that a public investment must be good at bringing people together, building community. One of the major reasons why Greater Detroit is one of the most segregated regions in the country is because it has what is commonly considered an ineffective and unreliable public transit system. By working on transportation policy, to encourage transportation investments that follow the triple bottom line, we work to build strong, diverse, transit-oriented communities in Greater Detroit. There is no better place on earth to take on this challenge than in Detroit, the Motor City, and the home to America's Automobile Culture
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