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Residents press city on buses, shelters and industrial dust as committee approves $110,000 emergency contract
Summary
Public commenters urged the committee to fix inconsistent DDOT detours affecting Line 16, relocate or heat bus shelters, and pursue downzoning and soil testing at an industrial site; the committee approved a $110,000 emergency alteration contract for a commercial property at 5631 Stanton.
Residents and community advocates used the public comment period of a Detroit Public Health & Safety standing committee meeting to press the city on transit reliability, bus shelters, neighborhood investment and concerns about an industrial concrete facility, while the committee approved an administrative emergency contract.
During public comment, a frequent bus rider identified by the chair as Mr. Boyle detailed inconsistent driver routing around a detour tied to Joe Louis Greenway construction and urged the committee to "line item" bus line 16 for the committee next week to get DDOT feedback and a supervisory…
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