City of Detroit Truck Routes Ordinance (TRO)

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A promotional poster with a green background on the left side, and a statue of a muscular man holding a golden torch and small statue's of the United States Liberty on his hands on the right side. The poster is about the Truck Study & Ordinance update in Detroit on February 18, 2025, and encourages participation.
A collage of newspaper clippings from 1938 to 1979 regarding trucks and traffic, with headlines about truck routes, traffic issues, and environmental concerns, along with a green header titled 'Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision' and a green speech bubble with a quote from 1979.
A timeline infographic titled 'How we got here (2009 to today)' showing various initiatives related to community truck management and environmental studies from 2009 to 2023.
A visual roadmap showing steps for truck route ordinance development, starting with network studies, creating an implementation plan, enacting the ordinance, placing signage, educating stakeholders, enforcing the ordinance, and finding long-term solutions, with icons and timelines for each step.
Illustrated roadmap for truck route ordinance, detailing phases from city design to long-term solutions, including creating implementation plans, enacting ordinances, placing signage, educating stakeholders, enforcement, and future planning.
Slide from a presentation titled 'Truck Route Ordinance Implementation Plan'. The slide mentions an action-based plan to reduce freight truck impacts in Southwest Detroit, scheduled for completion by summer 2025, involving various strategies and community engagement supported by Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision. The logo in the bottom right reads 'Take Part Opportunity Rising'.
Flowchart outlining strategies to reduce freight impact, including establishing a truck route ordinance, educating residents and businesses, enforcement through citations and community reporting, and discouraging specific practices with long-term solutions like street sweeping and zoning changes.
Slide titled 'Many individual strategies together will reduce the impact of freight' outlining elements for strategy, including background, objectives, implementation steps, high-level schedule and timing, and feasibility discussion; with the 'Take Part' logo at the bottom right.
A slide with the heading 'Who we are engaging in this work' showing a Venn diagram with circles labeled 'Community Residents,' 'Local Businesses,' 'Logistics & Transport Companies,' and 'City, County & State Depts.' The bottom right corner features the logo and name 'TAKE PART Opportunity Rising.'
A community engagement calendar chart displaying activities and strategies from March to August, grouped into categories like Education, Enforcement, Incentivize & Discourage, and Long-Term Solutions. Activities include ordinances, resident outreach, truck outreach, police citations, community reporting, redesign projects, and enforcement measures.
An informational flyer titled "Get Involved!" about Detroit's Truck Routes Ordinance. It invites community participation, provides web links and QR codes for signing up, and encourages truck drivers and residents to share feedback. The flyer includes instructions for signing up, contact information, and details about upcoming public comment sessions.
City of Detroit public works flyer with contact information on the left and the Spirit of Detroit statue on the right.

SDEV is excited to facilitate community outreach in partnership with the City of Detroit

To learn more about upcoming events, please contact Nicole Alequín-Avilés nicole@sdevweb.org