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Residents and transit advocates urge city action on snow-blocked bus stops and accessibility
Summary
Public commenters told the Safety Committee that snow and ice are creating 'mounds' at bus stops and shelters that block boarding, and transit advocates asked the city to coordinate DPW, General Services and DDOT to prevent ADA access violations; the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said it would investigate specific locations.
Public commenters at the Detroit City Council Safety Standing Committee meeting on Feb. 9 urged the city to act after repeated reports that snow and ice have rendered bus stops unusable.
Transit advocate Renard Meschevsky, a member of the Transit Justice Organizer team, told the committee that crews repeatedly leave "ice mountains" at stops and shelters, creating unsafe boarding conditions for seniors and people with disabilities. "If someone cannot access the bus and they got a disability because somebody didn't want to…
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