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Transit riders, advocates urge Detroit council to probe metal detectors and bans on waiting indoors
Summary
Riders and transit advocates told the council that private security at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers are searching everyone entering and barring people from waiting inside; advocates said the measures criminalize riders, risk heat/cold exposure for seniors and people with disabilities, and asked the council to investigate.
Riders and transit advocates told the Detroit City Council Public Health & Safety committee on June 16 that recent security changes at DDOT's Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers are keeping people from using indoor waiting areas and could deter transit use.
Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, said private security staff are searching every person entering the indoor portions of the facilities and telling riders they cannot wait for buses inside. “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…
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