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Riders, advocates decry metal detectors and seat bans at Detroit transit centers
Summary
Transit riders and advocates told the City Council’s public safety committee that private security at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers is searching everyone, prohibiting indoor waiting and discouraging vulnerable riders; council said it will raise questions with DDOT as several DDOT contracts appear on the agenda.
Transit riders and advocates pressed the Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety Standing Committee on June 16 about recent security measures at two downtown transit hubs, saying the changes have made the facilities less accessible and may deter riders.
Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, told the committee that private security at the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove centers is searching every person who enters, and that guards have been telling riders they cannot wait inside…
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