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Oct 5, 2022

DDOT Presentation on ARPA

As live Tweeted by Kayleigh Lickliter Mikel Oglesby, Executive Director of DDOT, is presenting on their plan for the ARPA funding they’re receiving. Here’s how the public ranked proposed projects using ARPA funds

Detroit

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DDOT Presentation on ARPA
DDOT Presentation on ARPA
Detroit

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Sep 9, 2022

Transit Guide: Detroit’s Entertainment District

Here’s how to get to Detroit’s entertainment district using public transit. Headed downtown Detroit for a game or concert? Your first impulse might be to jump in your vehicle and drive downtown. Now you’ll have to find a place to park using Detroit’s parking app or Parkwhiz but parking can…

Detroit

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Transit Guide Detroit: Detroit’s Entertainment District
Transit Guide Detroit: Detroit’s Entertainment District
Detroit

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Mar 16, 2022

Transit Guide: Detroit City Football Club

Every spring, die hard DCFC fans descend upon Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck Michigan to cheer on the men & women of Le Rouge. Keyworth Stadium is situated in the heart of the most diverse and dense city in the state which means the food is awesome but parking spots can…

Football

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Transit Guide: Detroit City Football Club
Transit Guide: Detroit City Football Club
Football

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Nov 23, 2021

Dear Detroit City Council, Please vote to save history at the Michigan State Fair and build Detroiters the transit center they deserve.

On Tuesday November 23, Detroit City Council has two choices. They can vote to approve turning a nearly 100 year old Dairy Cattle Building into a new transit center or vote no which would mean all historic buildings get demolished and a smaller transit center would be build in their…

Detroit

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Dear Detroit City Council, Please vote to save history at the Michigan State Fair and build…
Dear Detroit City Council, Please vote to save history at the Michigan State Fair and build…
Detroit

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Jul 8, 2021

“Trolley Rides in the City and Country”

“To Charming Rural Scenery, Beautiful Lakes and Majestic Rivers Via Detroit United Railway” — A guide from 1903–1904

Trolleys

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“Trolley Rides in the City and Country”
“Trolley Rides in the City and Country”
Trolleys

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Jun 25, 2021

How to solve Belle Isle’s overcrowding problem: Build a better bus route

I am a resident of the city of Warren and a board member with Transportation Riders United. Last December I penned the letter that ran in the Metro Times asking Amazon to save the bandshell. I am so glad that they are working with the city and that it will…

Detroit

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How to solve Belle Isle’s overcrowding problem: Build a better bus route
How to solve Belle Isle’s overcrowding problem: Build a better bus route
Detroit

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May 3, 2021

Transit Guide: Detroit’s Cultural Center

Planning a trip to Detroit’s cultural center? Detroit may be the Motor City but that doesn’t mean that cars are the only way to get there. I put together this handy guide on reaching the museum district by bus, streetcar, bicycle and more. Detroit’s Cultural Center The Cultural Center is located in…

Detroit

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Transit Guide: Detroit’s Cultural Center
Transit Guide: Detroit’s Cultural Center
Detroit

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Apr 12, 2021

“Transit, Uh, finds a Way”

This quote is based on the famous line from Jurassic Park where Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) talks about evolution and how nature finds a way to adapt to survive despite great obstacles. Public transit in Metro Detroit has continued to evolve despite great obstacles namely inadequate funding. After 50…

Public Transit

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“Transit, Uh, finds a Way”
“Transit, Uh, finds a Way”
Public Transit

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Mar 4, 2021

Transit Guide: Ride A Long

I am a board member with Transportation Riders United (TRU), a non profit that has been advocating for better public transit in Metro Detroit for the past 20 years. I am also on the ridership promotion committee which includes helping people figure out the bus system. Riding the bus can…

Detroit

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Transit Guide: Ride A Long
Transit Guide: Ride A Long
Detroit

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Dec 14, 2020

Dear Amazon,

Before you bulldoze over 80 years of Detroit music history, please read this. Today I drove past the old State Fairgrounds on State Fair Ave in Detroit. I realized that the old bandshell would not be spared from the wrecking ball so I snapped a photo of it. I recall…

Detroit

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Dear Amazon,
Dear Amazon,
Detroit

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Promotor of Detroit, public transit and transit equity. www.transitguidedetroit.com

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