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Advocates urge more transit funding, warn federal policy changes could shrink future aid
Summary
Speakers at the District 1 meeting thanked council for new transit dollars but urged larger, sustained funding for DDOT and raised equity concerns about fare policy and federal guidance that could reduce funding for Detroit.
Speakers at the District 1 evening meeting urged Detroit leaders to invest more in transit operations and wages, warned that federal policy changes could reduce future aid, and asked the city to consider reduced or free fares for vulnerable riders.
Rochelle Stewart, a transit advocate, thanked the council and mayor for a recent $20 million allocation and an additional $2.7 million but said the city still needs to invest more in…
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