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Riders, advocates urge Detroit to review metal-detector policy at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers
Summary
Riders and transit advocates told the Public Health & Safety Committee that private security and newly installed metal detectors at two downtown transit centers are preventing people from waiting indoors and may deter seniors and people with disabilities from using transit.
Public commenters and transit advocates urged Detroit city officials on June 16 to investigate recent security changes at the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers, saying private guards and metal detectors are keeping riders out of indoor waiting areas.
"They're not allowing people to sit down on the inside," said Michael Cunningham during public comment, describing encounters he said were new since the metal detectors were installed. Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, told the committee private security now searches…
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