Macomb County Transit Advocate Reacts to Being Left Out of Three-County Plan
After two failed attempts to bolster public transit in Metro Detroit, leaders in Oakland, Wayne, and Washtenaw counties are leaving...
Dave Coulter’s First Six Months in Oakland County Defined by Transit, Health, and Civil Rights
Dave Coulter, Oakland County Executive, is focusing on filling the gaps in an already prosperous county. Those chasms include health...
The Compromise Whitmer and Republicans Can Make to Fix the Roads
Reaction to Governor Whitmer’s newly released plan to fix the roads has predominately fallen along party lines. "We have built...
Whitmer Ready With ‘Plan B’ for Road Money, Potential Affordable Care Act Repeal
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she’s ready to go-it-alone to come up with money to pay for road repairs. That’s if...
Michigan Voters Care About Roads in 2020, But Are Unclear on Costs
Voters across the country will be heading to the polls in the coming months, starting off with the Iowa Caucuses...
No Auto Show In January Leaves Fans, Retailers Looking to Summer
Normally this time of year in Detroit is all things cars, but this year is the first time in a long time...
‘Living’ Concrete Could Solve Michigan’s Pothole Problems
Imagine if the potholes in Michigan’s roads could actually heal themselves? Or if the state could literally grow new roads?...
Is It Time for Toll Roads in Michigan?
Toll the damn roads? With a potential gas tax dead in the water, Michigan lawmakers are searching for a path forward...
Detroit Chamber: Southeast Michigan Doing Well, But Lags On Regional Transit
Jake Neher/WDET The debate continues over the need for a robust and fully funded Regional Transit Authority connecting all Southeast Michigan....
Mark Hackel, Odd Man Out on Regional Transit, Touts Macomb County’s Successes
Mark Hackel, Macomb County Executive, joins Detroit today with Stephen Henderson on the heels of last night's state of the county address....
Changing This 2011 State Law Could Get Transit on the Ballot in 2020
The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan has struggled to get public funding since its inception. In 2016, the RTA asked...
This General Motors Worker Had Worked for 35 Years When His Plant Was Shut Down. Now, He’s Striking.
Laura Herberg/WDET Editor’s note: WDET reporters are members of the Professional and Administrative Union, Local 1979, UAW. The United Auto...