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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s new public health dashboard; DDOT seeks feedback on service changes + more

Nargis Rahman March 17, 2025

Tonight on The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Michigan's new interactive Public Health Data Dashboard; the Detroit Department of Transportation's upcoming...

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Detroit Department of Transportation and its predecessor, the Department of Street Railways, has used many iterations of trolleys, streetcars and buses over the years.
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The Metro: New campaign aims to ‘Bring Back the Tracks’ on Michigan Avenue

Lauren Myers, Robyn Vincent, The Metro March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. At the turn of the 20th century, metro Detroit had one...

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MDOT to close part of I-696 for two years

Pat Batcheller February 18, 2025

The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to begin the final phase of its Restore the Reuther project on March 1,...

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The Metro: How can streets be safer for bikers, pedestrians in Detroit?

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Sam Corey February 11, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit ranks No. 3 in the nation for...

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MDOT aims to end Fort Street train delays Downriver

Pat Batcheller February 7, 2025

Before President Joe Biden left the White House, the Federal Railroad Administration approved almost $74 million to fix a recurring...

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The Metro: How is the project to cap I-75 going?

John Filbrandt, The Metro, Cary Junior II February 6, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Downtown Detroit Partnership is developing a project to cap the...

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Members of the transit agencies panel at the Transit Riders United State of Transit event on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
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New DDOT director Robert Cramer talks transit in Detroit

Alex McLenon January 31, 2025

Robert Cramer is in his first month on the job as Detroit’s executive director of transit. He replaces Michael Staley,...

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Detroit Evening Report: AAA teams with navigation apps to reduce roadside deaths in Michigan

Bre'Anna Tinsley December 24, 2024

AAA has integrated its roadside service with two popular navigation apps, Waze and Google Maps, to alert drivers when they're...

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The Metro: How capping I-75 could reconnect communities

John Filbrandt October 25, 2024

In the 1940s, Detroit, like many communities across the country, saw the highway system tear through Black neighborhoods. It disrupted...

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Democratic incumbent Dave Coulter will face Republican challenger Nik Gjonaj in the Oakland County executive race.
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Oakland County executive candidates clash over public transit, taxes and housing

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 22, 2024

Voters in Oakland County will decide this November whether to keep Democratic incumbent Dave Coulter as county executive or elect...

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Created Equal: Why Texas continues to expand its highways

Cary Junior II September 24, 2024

Since the Federal Highway Act created the interstate system in 1956, states across the nation have conceded a lot of...

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The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is set to take over the QLINE by Sept. 30.
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RTA to take over QLINE operations, expanding funding opportunities

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 23, 2024

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan will assume control of Detroit's QLINE service this month.Since construction of the railway...

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