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Transit advocates press council and Lansing for more DDOT funding and service expansion
Summary
Advocates at the March 11 meeting and callers preparing to go to Lansing urged Detroit leaders to increase funding for DDOT, implement the DDOT Reimagined plan and expand routes, frequency and driver pay to improve access for riders without cars.
Transit advocates told the Detroit City Council at the March 11 evening meeting that public transportation funding must rise to meet rider needs and to support jobs and access.
Rochelle Stewart, of Detroit People’s Platform’s transit justice and housing teams, thanked the mayor for a recent $20 million increase to the DDOT budget but said it is not enough. Stewart urged the council and administration to fund a…
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