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Riders, advocates tell Detroit committee metal detectors and private guards bar people from transit centers
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Riders and transit advocates urged the Detroit Public Health & Safety committee to investigate recently installed metal detectors and private security at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers, saying the measures deter riders and leave seniors and people with disabilities exposed to extreme weather.
Public commenters pressed the Detroit City Council’s Public Health & Safety Standing Committee on Monday to probe new security measures at two major Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) facilities.
Michael Cunningham, a longtime transit advocate, told the committee he and other riders are being told they cannot sit inside the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers since metal detectors and private security were installed. “They’re not allowing people to sit down on the inside,” Cunningham said, and asked council staff to conduct undercover checks to see how riders are treated.
Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United,…
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