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Transit officials seem to forget metro Detroit taxpayers wanted nothing to do with the QLine
The Regional Transit Authority is considering taking over the beleaguered streetcar system
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Transportation, Qline, Detroit, mass transit, taxpayers, M-1 Rail, Regional Transit Authority
Severe bus driver shortage plagues metro Detroit’s public transit, study finds
Public transit riders are waiting an excessive amount of time for DDOT, SMART rides
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Transportation, Detroit, metro Detroit, public transit, SMART, DDOT, Transportation Riders United
Duggan uses emergency powers to continue providing paratransit services in Detroit
Detroit was at risk of federal oversight if it didn’t find a quick solution
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, DDOT, Mayor Duggan, Detroit, paratransit services, people with disabilities
Paratransit debate fractures relationship between Detroit’s mayor and council
Duggan called the city council ‘dysfunctional’ after it rejected a contract for transportation services for people with disabilities
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Politics & Elections, Paratransit, DDOT, Detroit, Mayor Duggan, Detroit City Council, Mary Sheffield, Trandev
Mask mandates lifted for local transit authorities in metro Detroit
The decision comes after a Trump-appointed judge overturned the mask mandate in Florida
Tags: Metro Detroit News, President Biden, COVID-19, public transit, QLINE, Smart, DDOT, mask mandate, health, transportation
Auburn Hills votes to opt out of SMART bus service
By Nina Ignaczak
Tags: Michigan News, SMART, Auburn Hills, Detroit, transit, bus
Rep. Tlaib introduces bill to name Detroit post office after Rosa Parks
Tags: Detroit News, Rashida Tlaib, Congress, bill, legislation, Rosa Parks, history, post office, U.S. Postal Service, DDOT
COVID-19 surge causes service disruptions in metro Detroit bus systems
Tags: SMART, DDOT, buses, COVID-19
Detroit's grim coronavirus death toll has a 'glimmer of light,' Mayor Duggan says
Tags: Coronavirus, Mayor Duggan, Detroit, buses, DDOT, poverty, testing, COVID-19, death rate, fatalities, Abbott Laboratories, police, firefighters, medics, Denise fair, public health
Detroit has a higher coronavirus death rate than New York City
Tags: Coronavirus, Wayne County, death rate, health, poverty, Mayor Duggan, infections, Detroit, Gov. Whitmer, COVID-19, Michigan State Fairgrounds, testing, quarantine, testing, police, medics, firefighters, bus driver, DDOT
DDOT buses to resume service Wednesday after drivers reach deal to ease coronavirus fears
Tags: News Hits, DDOT, buses, Mayor Duggan, Detroit, public transportation, coronavirus, COVID-19
DDOT shuts down bus services after drivers refuse to work amid coronavirus fears
Tags: DDOT, buses, Detroit, transportation, coronavirus, SMART
QLine to join DART payment system to help riders connect between streetcar and buses
By Sonia Khaleel
Tags: News Hits, QLine, DART, SMART, buses fare, ridership
Proposed Michigan House budget slashes public transit
By Suzanne Potter, Michigan News Connection
Tags: News Hits, public transit, Michigan, Detroit, bus
Amanda Seales from HBO's 'Insecure' is 'Smart, Funny, & Black'
By Jerilyn Jordan
Tags: The Scene, HBO, Insecure, Amanda Seales, Whitney Houston, Smart, Funny, and Black, MTV, Coming To America
Meanwhile, 35 miles west of Detroit, a transit funding measure faces certain victory
By Michael Jackman
Tags: News Hits, AAATA, Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority, SMART, Southeastern Michigan Area Rapid Transit, DDOT, Detroit Department of Transportation, Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan
Koch brothers target southeast Michigan in nationwide bid to derail public transit proposals
By Violet Ikonomova
Tags: News Hits, Connect Southeast Michigan, Regional Transit Authority, Koch brothers, Koch Industries, Americans For Prosperity, Detroit, driving, buses, rail
Dan Gilbert, private interests steered QLine plans, study finds
By Lee DeVito
Tags: News Hits, QLine, Detroit, public transit, Dan Gilbert
Detroit to buy Michigan State Fairgrounds for $7 million
Tags: News Hits, state fair, detroit, ddot, michigan state fair grounds, state fair grounds, Detroit buys state fair grounds
Metro Detroit will never have regional public transit as long as L. Brooks Patterson is in power
Tags: News Hits, Detroit, Michigan, Oakland County, L. Brooks Patterson, public transit
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
By Layla McMurtrie
Bombshell Treat Bar readies to open in Berkley