Transit

Mapping urban sprawl in Detroit and the surrounding suburbs

It turns out, you can drill down and actually quantify one aspect of sprawl, thanks to the Street Network Disconnectedness…

5 years ago

The sidewalk ends far too often in Detroit

Downtown Detroit might be increasingly walkable, but there are large swaths of the city that don’t qualify as “walkable,” which…

5 years ago

FAST transit result in speedy improvements

Metro Detroit is actually doing something right when it comes to transit, and riders are getting on board Transit has…

6 years ago

The courtroom battle between protesters and the QLINE that no one’s talking about

Last week, after leaving 36th District Court, the activists were triumphant: real estate magnate Dan Gilbert hadn’t been the one…

6 years ago

We answer your 5,000 questions about no-fault insurance in Detroit

There’s no question that car insurance is way, way, WAY too high for drivers in Metro Detroit. But there’s plenty…

6 years ago

Detroit’s street grid is a lot stranger than it seems

It's definitely not as simple as counting the mile roads.

6 years ago

What the wildest train station renovations in America could mean for Detroit

Yes, the entire world knows that Ford bought the abandoned Michigan Central Station. But what on earth will they do…

6 years ago

Do we want to be the Motor City, or the Mobility City?

Can Detroit become a mobility city without some sort of regional transit agency to guide it?

6 years ago

What the Bus?!

Last edition, Detour dove into the details of the proposed Detroit regional transit plan and the Regional Transit Authority’s urgent maneuvering to…

7 years ago