What Happened When a Detroit Politician Rode the Bus to Work
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Two painfully slow bus rides, a hike through knee-deep grass, and a 2.5-hour one-way commute.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Detroit
How Detroit’s Streetcar Overlooked Real Transit Needs to Satisfy a Well-Connected Few
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Local government ceded decisions about the project to private benefactors, subordinating public goals to their interests and preferences.
Metro Detroit’s Highway Fixation Explains Why Our Infrastructure Is Broken
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Only 20 percent of the region's highways are in good condition. And yet the regional transportation agency is planning $4 billion in highway widenings.
Suburban Segregationist Brooks Patterson Breaks Up Detroit’s Hard-Won Transit Coalition
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Representing the region's primarily white northern suburbs, Patterson is blocking a transit measure that would improve job access for black Detroiters.
A Haunting Glimpse at How Detroit Gave Way to Asphalt and Cars
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These before-and-after photos show how much the city changed in the span of a few generations.
Will Detroit Give the Dream of Better Transit Another Shot in 2018?
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An expected anti-Trump wave could buoy a regional transit ballot measure over the top in 2018.