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Riders, advocates urge Detroit to reverse transit-center rules after metal detectors and bans on indoor seating
Summary
Riders and transit advocates told the City Council committee that metal detectors and private-security searches at Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers are deterring riders, denying shelter to seniors and people with disabilities, and risk criminalizing regular users. The committee said it will raise the concerns with DDOT and follow up.
Public commenters and transit advocates addressed the Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety committee on June 16, saying new security procedures at two major transit hubs are worsening access and safety for regular riders.
"Metal detectors have been installed at each location," Joel Batterman, campaigns manager for Transportation Riders United, told the committee. "Every person entering the indoor portion of each facility is being searched by private security." Batterman said guards were telling riders they could not wait for buses inside the space designed for that purpose and…
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