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Transit riders and advocates urge Detroit council to review metal detectors and indoor access at Rosa Parks, Jason Hargrove centers
Summary
Riders and transit advocates told the Public Health & Safety committee that newly installed metal detectors and instructions from private security barring people from sitting inside the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers deter riders, risk senior and disability access, and should be reviewed by city officials.
Public comments at the Detroit Public Health & Safety Standing Committee on June 16 pressed elected officials to investigate recent security measures at two major transit hubs.
Multiple speakers, including Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, told the committee that private security at the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers has been screening every person entering indoor waiting areas and in some cases telling riders they may not sit inside while they wait for buses. "Denying transit riders access to a warm or air conditioned space to wait for their buses, many of which arrive only once per hour, is outrageous," Batterman said,…
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