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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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Speed Humps Now Allowed on Detroit Streets

Laura Herberg September 7, 2018

For Detroit residents with problems of drivers speeding down neighborhood streets, a solution is coming. Earlier this year, WDET reported on...

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How Did We Get Here? A Visual Timeline of Mass Transit in Southeast Michigan

Laura Herberg May 24, 2018

Did you know that commuter rail service ran between Detroit and Ann Arbor as late as 1984? Or that Detroit...

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Warren Evans Advocates for Transit: “It’s My Obligation as a Leader” [TRANSCRIPT]

Laura Herberg February 1, 2018

Wayne County Executive Warren Evans showed strong support for a November millage election to raise funds for a regional transit...

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Voter Voices on Transit

Pat Batcheller, Ziad Buchh, Laura Herberg October 20, 2017

In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET is checking in with people who live and work in Detroit...

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A Detroit Transit Discussion: What is Working?

Pat Batcheller November 22, 2015

  As the one-year anniversary of Detroit’s emergence from bankruptcy approaches, WDET is examining how the city has changed. One thing city...

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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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