and that's why we have several orgs lobbying to the #DoubleDDOT budget so they can make more
Green text reads “Detroiters Demand Double DDOT” with an image of a DDOT bus with text “x2”. The bottom of the image shows DDOT advocates rallying with “Double DDOT
Tell the Mayor and City Council: we need to double DDOT bus service! Urge them to support more funding for transit in the City budget. bit.ly/DoubleDDOT26
#DoubleDDOT
Image with large text saying: Mayor Sheffield, Let's Double DDOT! Showing organizations that endorse. Those include AFSCME, Detroit Disability Power, COTS, Detroit Justice Center, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, AELC, WOW, ATU, Greenways Coalition, 482 Forward, GDABVI, Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, Detroit Community Technology Project, We The People Action Fund, Michigan United, and Sierra Club of Michigan, and TRU.
Mayor Sheffield and City Council, let's double DDOT! We still have less buses running than pre-pandemic. We need action to get back on track to #DoubleDDOT by 2030.
Take a moment to email or call your city councilmembers and Mayor Sheffield. www.detroittransit.o....
We're excited for these big wins for DDOT! Can't wait for these buses to enter service to help #DoubleDDOT, and for mechanics to ratify their new contracts with wage increases!
Detroit Mayor-elect Sheffield, in her victory speech Tuesday: "Every resident will have access to transit that they can count on."
We look forward to working with Sheffield to #DoubleDDOT and fulfill that promise!
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Yesterday, TRU board member Deanne Austin was on WDET's The Metro @wdet.bsky.social, talking all things transit!
Listen to what Deanne has to say at wdet.org/2025/10/27/...
#DetroitTransit #DoubleDDOT #Detroit
TRU and ATU Local 26 members rallying to demand doubling DDOT in size, service, and frequency, paying bus drivers living wages, and making sure bus riders and drivers are respected.
We had a great rally this morning with our friends at Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 26.
Call Mayor Duggan today at (313) 224-3400 and urge him to raise wages for DDOT workers so we can #DoubleDDOT!
[ID: Grayscale image of a DDOT mechanic fixing a bus tire with text overlay “DDOT workers are worth more - Rally Wed 10/8, 10 am, Rosa Parks Transit Center ”]
🚍 Detroiters deserve reliable bus service. DDOT workers deserve fair pay. Mayor Duggan must settle worker contracts and pay competitive wages to keep Detroit moving!
📣 Join us TOMORROW, October 8th to demand action: bit.ly/DDOTRally
#TransitJustice #FundTransit #DoubleDDOT
City council budget meeting is this Monday! Meet by the Spirit of Detroit for a demonstration in support of #DoubleDDOT at 4PM (optional) and then public comment happens in the council meeting at 5 PM. We've already got some support from some council members, time to make it unanimous!!