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Federal Transit Administration's Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool presents a $30.8 million grant to Detroit Department of Transportation on behalf of the Biden administration.
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Detroit, Ann Arbor transit systems getting a green boost

Steve Carmody July 10, 2024

Transit systems in Detroit and Ann Arbor are splitting more than $55 million in federal funding to purchase hydrogen-powered and...

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Detroit Today: Detroit almost had a subway system. What happened?

Detroit Today December 13, 2023

In the 1920s, Detroit considered replacing its streetcar system with a full blown subway system. What caused the city to...

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Riders boarding a DDOT bus in Detroit, Michigan.
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New DDOT interim executive director used to work for maligned paratransit contractor Transdev

Laura Herberg August 30, 2023

Last week, Mayor Mike Duggan named George Michael Staley as DDOT’s interim executive director. Staley replaces former executive director Mikel...

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The consequences of Auburn Hills opting out of SMART transit

Detroit Today February 21, 2022

In just about any other major metropolitan area in the country, there is better public transit systems than in southeast...

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Should Funding Regional Public Transit in Southeast Michigan Be Optional?

Laura Herberg May 21, 2018

The question of who should pay for public transportation in Southeast Michigan is once again up for debate. As part...

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New to Bus Riding? Here’s Help

Vincent Craig, Laura Herberg April 2, 2018

A handful of people with the nonprofit Congress of Communities was standing on Vernor Highway in southwest Detroit. They were waiting to take the No. 49 bus, not to go anywhere...

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DDOT Budget Under Scrutiny

Station Programming March 16, 2015

  Crain's Detroit Business Enterprise Editor Bill Shea joins Stephen to talk about a new federal report containing information about the Detroit...

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