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Transit

Covering the development and stories around transit, mass transit, transportation, the RTA, SMART, DDOT, QLINE and Detroit People Mover.

Metro Detroit has wrestled with a lack of comprehensive transit — far behind peer regions, and even lesser ones — for decades.

Michigan’s competitive challenges are getting to the point where even those who are among

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Plus other stories around Metro Detroit and favorites from the podcast you may have missed

Although a lot of attention is paid to buses and transit in the city of Detroit, the reality is the vast majority of people in Metro Detroit do not live within the city limits. Although

Devon and Jer recap their 2023 predictions and if they were on point or just how wrong they were, and make new ones for 2024.

02:33 – Recapping 2023 predictions including will there be a

Norris Howard is in and we’re talking…

02:46 – Jer went to “Ain’t too proud to beg” at the Fisher Theatre, and saw the story of the

Today on the show, my guest is State Representative Mike McFall. The 8th House District he serves spans from Madison Heights, through Hazel Park, and into Detroit down into Midtown.

Our conversation is wide-ranging and

Happy Friday, and welcome to the weekend!

Busy show as Devon O’Reilly is back after the holiday weekend.

02:45 – There’s a new bar going into the David Whitney Building

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Plus... what if Detroit had built a subway? A new book explores the idea