Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Detroit

The highlight of metro Detroit's $4.6 billion transit plan was four bus rapid transit routes connecting the city to suburban job centers. Map: Michigan RTA. Click to enlarge.

Detroit Metro Area May Finally Get Better Transit

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 22, 2019 | 5 Comments

The divisive county executive who singlehandedly held back bus funding has died.

Amtrak is pushing to restore passenger service between Detroit and Toronto which could coincide with the restoration of Michigan Central Station.

Amtrak Hopes to Link Chicago and Detroit to Toronto

By Aaron Short | Aug 13, 2019 | 13 Comments

Passenger service hasn't chugged between Detroit and Toronto since at least 1971; the last direct train to pass through the route did so in 1967, according to Amtrak.

Beloved Public Plaza to Return to Asphalt in Detroit

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 17, 2019

A public plaza built two years ago as a "people's park" surrounding Detroit's iconic statue will not be made permanent, thanks to a vote on Tuesday by the City Council.

The Michigan Department of Transportation has pointed to population growth in Oakland County as the reason the area needs a larger Interstate 75 north of Detroit. But projected growth shows the county adding fewer than 100,000 people between 2015 and 2045, across an area nearly four times as large as Chicago. Photo: Ken Lund

Highway Boondoggles: Madness in Michigan

By Gideon Weissman and Matthew Casale | Jun 21, 2019 | 5 Comments

The Great Lakes State is undertaking to expand the capacity of Interstate 75 — a project that is both unnecessary and will exacerbate the region’s problems.

A reviled form of transit will need to make a comeback if we are to have livable cities in America.

Detroit Bus Shelters Aren’t Where You Need ‘Em

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 19, 2019 | 1 Comment

Bus shelters didn't match up with high-ridership stops. Just moving them around could have a big impact on access.

Lansing lawmakers are fighting over a gas tax or tolls to fix roads, but not over improving transit

Will There Be Tolls for Michigan Drivers?

By Aaron Short | Jun 18, 2019 | 2 Comments

The debate over tolls versus a gas tax to fix roads in Michigan does not include room for more mass transit.

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