Many Metro Area Cities Paralyzed By Inability to Raise Revenues
The State of Michigan last week announced that it has a 315-million dollar revenue surplus for the coming fiscal year....
How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan
Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit...
The Stigma of Transit: “We Have to Make Buses Sexy”
Jake Neher/WDET Our city, county, and state officials have struggled for years to find a comprehensive, equitable, and regional transit...
Barriers, Stereotypes Block Transit Options in Metro Detroit
WDET is examining issues impacting regional transportation as part of our series “Policy Meets the People. MI Voice, MI...
Should Funding Regional Public Transit in Southeast Michigan Be Optional?
The question of who should pay for public transportation in Southeast Michigan is once again up for debate. As part...
Wayne State Looks to the Stars with Newest Acquisition
Wayne State University is adding a state-of-the-art robotically controlled observatory to its assets. But, the Dan Zowada Memorial Observatory is...
Toyota to Build Driverless Vehicle Test Center in Michigan
Toyota is increasing its stake in creating autonomous vehicles. And the Japanese automaker is doing it in Michigan. J. Carlisle...
What’s the QLine’s Future After A Year of Disappointing Ridership?
Sandra Svoboda/ WDET The numbers are in for Detroit’s QLine streetcar one year into its operations -- and they’re not great....
From Bridge Magazine: A Review of the QLine [TRANSCRIPT]
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s new streetcar, the QLine, had just half the ridership needed to break even in its first 11...
Detroit Tops Metro List for Number of New Housing Permits
Metro Detroit continues to recover from the recession that hit the region nearly 10 years ago. That’s according to...
Metro Detroit Continues Upward Residential Building Trend
Southeast Michigan continues to bounce-back from the recession of 2009. A report released Thursday says new residential building permits...
Regional Transit Authority of SE Michigan Wants Your Input on Transit Plan
WDET/Laura Herberg This week, the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) kicks off its public comment period about its...