Transportation

Policy Lab conference to tackle regional transit issues June 3-5 in Port Austin

Last year, a group of young Detroiters hosted Mackinac(ish), a conference in Charlevoix billed as an affordable, accessible alternative to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s annual Mackinac Policy Conference (MPC). Registration […]

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Detroit Bikes to open retail space on Capitol Park as its sales grow

Later this week, Detroit Bikes will open its first retail space in a storefront overlooking Capitol Park in downtown Detroit.

M-1 Rail Construction
2015 will be ‘banner year’ for M-1 Rail construction, work on Campus Martius section to begin soon

M-1 has no plans to shut down public access to Campus Martius Park at any point during the construction process.

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New data from Walk Score suggest Detroit’s walkability is on the rise

Walk Score just released its rankings of America's most walkable cities. The list contained good news for Motor City pedestrians: Detroit's Walk Score is up 2.2 points since 2011.

Better living through transit: Detroit firm seeks to improve public transportation throughout region

A Detroit-based transit firm is looking to produce a series of seven videos that demonstrate just how easy, beneficial, and indispensable public transit is in other metropolitan regions across the country.

It’s only a matter of time before water taxis and trolley buses come to the riverfront
Youth Transit Alliance
Youth Transit Alliance needs $97K to keep giving Detroit kids free rides to after school programs

Youth Transit Alliance safely transports kids between their homes in Southwest Detroit and after-school programs throughout the city. The program must raise $97,328 by March 25 in order to keep providing free rides through the end of the school year.

Who’s going to operate M-1 Rail? Organization seeks bids
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