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Residents, transit advocates urge Detroit Council to double DDOT funding in budget hearing
Summary
At a public hearing on the mayor’s proposed FY2026 budget, scores of riders, union leaders and transit advocates urged City Council to increase the general-fund subsidy for the Detroit Department of Transportation to $150 million, saying the mayor’s proposed increase is a first step but inadequate.
Dozens of riders, union representatives and transit advocates told the Detroit City Council during a public hearing that the city must sharply increase funding for the Detroit Department of Transportation to make routes reliable and accessible.
Speakers said the mayor’s proposed budget includes a modest increase for DDOT but that advocates and several council members are pushing to raise the general-fund subsidy to $150,000,000. Megan Owens, director of Transportation Riders United, told the council, “Thank you…for considering another $16,000,000 in general funds that would get to that full $150,000,000 in city funds.”
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