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Riders, advocates urge Detroit to review metal-detector searches and seating restrictions at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers
Summary
Multiple riders and transit advocates told the Public Health & Safety Committee on June 16 that private security and metal-detector screening at the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove centers has barred people from waiting inside, risking seniors and riders with disabilities and discouraging transit use; council pledged to raise the issue with DDOT and invited staff follow-up.
Dozens of riders and transit advocates pressed the Detroit Public Health and Safety Standing Committee on June 16 to investigate new security procedures at two downtown transit hubs.
"Theyare not allowing people to sit down," said Michael Cunningham during in-person public comment, describing the change after metal detectors were installed at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers (the facilities formerly called State Fair Transit Center). Joel…
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