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Transit advocates urge Detroit council to boost DDOT funding amid rider complaints and federal funding uncertainty
Summary
Transit advocates and riders urged Detroit’s City Council to increase funding for the Detroit Department of Transportation, citing evening and weekend reliability problems and urging the council to begin implementing the DDOT Reimagine plan.
Residents and transit advocates used the Third District evening meeting to press Detroit elected officials for larger investments in public transit and more reliable service.
Miguel Cunningham, a longtime bus‑rider advocate who said he distributes hand warmers, gloves and bus tickets to riders, criticized weekend and evening service and urged the council to “ride the buses and talk to the people.” “Detroit Department Transportation is at its worst on the weekends, on after 6PM,” Cunningham said, and he encouraged residents to review…
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