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Transit riders and advocates tell Detroit committee metal detectors are closing waiting rooms
Summary
Riders and transit advocates urged the Public Health & Safety Committee to investigate recent private‑security screening at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers, saying metal detectors and bans on indoor seating make riders — especially seniors and people with disabilities — wait outside and risk exposure.
Michael Cunningham and transit advocates told the Detroit Public Health & Safety Standing Committee on June 16 that new security measures at DDOT transit centers are denying riders access to indoor seating. "They're not allowing people to sit down," Michael Cunningham said, describing multiple encounters at the Rosa Parks and Hargrove centers.
Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, told the committee that metal detectors have been installed at both facilities and that private security are searching every person…
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