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Riders and advocates press Detroit council to investigate metal detectors and seating bans at transit centers
Summary
Riders, transit advocates and multiple callers told the Public Health and Safety committee that private security and newly installed metal detectors at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers are keeping people from sitting inside and deterring use. They asked council to probe policies and guard conduct.
Riders and transit advocates urged the Detroit Public Health and Safety Standing Committee on Monday to investigate recent security measures at the city’s transit centers, saying metal detectors and private security have led to people being told they cannot sit inside facilities named for civil-rights figures.
"They're not allowing people to sit down on the inside," said Michael Cunningham during in-person public comment, describing several people who have been turned away since the detectors were installed. "If they're not causing problems, they ought to be able to sit in there to get some respite time."
Joel Batterman,…
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