The Regional Transit Authority Is Revising Its Long-term Plans for Moving People Around in Metro Detroit
The COVID-19 pandemic battered mass transit in Metro Detroit. Public health orders mandated masks and distance rules for bus drivers...
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As DDOT Cuts Service, Bus Riders and Drivers Worry About the Coming Winter
Eli Newman/WDET Jimmie Berry is waiting for the bus. So are a lot of people at the State Fairgrounds Transit...
Unpacking the Infrastructure Package and What It Means for Michigan
Earlier this week, the Senate passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, a sweeping piece of legislation that has already made...
Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton on Bipartisan Support for Sweeping Infrastructure Bill
A monumental $1 trillion infrastructure bill took shape earlier this week in Washington. Two lawmakers from Michigan, who were part of the...
Southeast Michigan Grappling with New Climate Realities
Large floods have been devastating Southeast Michigan throughout the summer, and the intensifying storms can be linked directly to a...
MDOT Says I-75 Will Remain Down to One Lane Through August for Repairs
Early in July a tanker fire on I-75 at Big Beaver caused the freeway to close and has since left it...
AAA Michigan Projects Record Travel Numbers for Fourth of July Weekend
As the country comes out of the coronavirus pandemic, the travel industry is preparing for a busy Independence Day weekend. AAA...
Cities Turn to Removing Highways as Form of Revitalization
President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, the American Jobs Plan, has put the future of highways at the forefront of many...
Canada’s Pitch to Make the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel a Mass Vaccination Site
The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel could become a mass vaccination site as Canadian officials work to access surplus coronavirus shots in the...
Coulter Highlights Oakland County’s Pandemic Successes, Says Transit Still a Priority
Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter says he's as committed as ever to working with regional leaders to propose, adopt and fund a regional...
Detroit City Council Candidate Oneita Jackson Says DDOT Needs Improvement
Oneita Jackson is running as a write-in candidate for an at-large seat on the Detroit City Council. But she'd rather...
Michigan Needs To Grow Faster. How Can We Attract More People?
Michigan will lose a congressional district next year. That’s after new Census results showed Michigan hasn’t been growing as fast...
