Motor City Freedom Riders

An organization of metro Detroit bus riders and our allies, working together in a movement for better public transit.

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

Build the base, leverage bus rider power, win real transit for metro Detroit. https://t.co/m08L2vDyuV Become a member, we'll follow you back

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@Yazbeckistanman Microsoft does pay Seattle's regional transit agency to run buses to their headquarters!

[Detroit Department of Transportation @RideDDOT]

Get ready to join to the Virtual Job Fair tomorrow 10:00am-12:00pm. You must apply in order to receive virtual invite. The people who work for DDOT are what make it special. We are looking for dedicated employees who
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[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@DE_Gifford Are these trains still owned by the state? I had heard Michigan bought a bunch of trains for A2-Detroit commuter rail but the RTA measure was needed to actually run them - CW

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

At Royal Oak Pride to talk about transit going Oakland County-wide this November!

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@Mik_filA @RochesterRiders @TransitGuideDET I'm sure it could be arranged. This Oakland County is technically a countywide transit measure not countywide SMART. Some of the funds go to local transit providers. If Wayne went all in, money raised in Detroit and neighboring suburbs could go DDOT.

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

Countywide SMART millage for Oakland County! And a ten year renewal period instead of four! Be sure to vote yes in November

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

The public transportation millage will be on the ballot in November for all of Oakland County! This is a historic moment.

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

The most nailbiting way to do the vote - through roll call. Gingell votes Yes! Kuhn absent. 13 yays..7 nays. RESOLUTION ADOPTED

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

The most nailbiting way to do the vote - through roll call. Gingell votes Yes! Kuhn absent. 13 yays..7 nays. RESOLUTION ADOPTED

[Kayleigh Lickliter @kayleighrenel]

Lowest-taxes-in-the-County-Livonia has one intersection that doesn’t have issues with retail/commercial vacancies and has had consistent investment over the last 5-10 years…. Can you guess what intersection?

Here’s a hint:

[Chriscoliscious @Chriscoliscious]

While watching this @OakGov board meeting, northern OC members are speaking against funding transit that serves beyond their city whilst almost ALL of their roads are county roads, funded by the rest of us. If they can opt out of transit funding, we should stop funding those 🤷🏻

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@DetroitTransit *Mikal! Sorry @mikalforpontiac!!

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

If you're not making public comment at the Oakland County Commission, you can join us at the Crofoot for @DetroitTransit 's Transit Town Hall! Featuring Pontiac City Council member Mikel Goodman

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

Mikal Goodman, Pontiac City Councilman and SMART rider, talks about how SMART helps people get to school and work. "Really being able to allow people... to be able to do more, to go to communities they are not welcomed into" will "create a great equalizer in Oakland County."

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

Kermit Williams of Pontiac, former city council member & Oakland Forward organizer. He expresses strong support for transit in Oakland County & the need for people to decide what it looks like.

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

Michael Kosuth, Rochester resident and teacher, talks about the affordability problems of having a car and no access to transit. He doesn't make much money, and transit expansion to Rochester will help him stay in the city he chose to live in.

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

If you'd like to watch the livestream directly, here's the link!

https://t.co/CPuAZ19pXe

[Transportation Riders United (TRU) @DetroitTransit]

Hi everyone! This is Claire.

In a few minutes I'll start a livetweet of our Oakland County Transit Townhall in Pontiac.

Looking forward to it! 🌇

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@DetroitTransit @CountyTurn Commerce Township officials are not happy about the lack of an opt-out option

[Motor City Freedom Riders @MotorCityFR]

@DetroitTransit @CountyTurn Andrew Sarpolis of @CountyTurn and Royal Oak homeowner chose his neighborhood for its access to transit. Transit helps workers get to jobs. Transit enables economic growth and respect for the environment at the same time.