Transportation : Features

Working towards a bike share program for Detroit

Lisa Nuszkowski Thursday, November 20, 2014

Lisa Nuszkowski, Senior Project Administrator for Economic Development at Wayne State University, recently visited internationally-renowned cycling-friendly cities Paris and Copenhagen to take some lessons in transit and mobility back to Detroit.

Outdoor Recreation, Sustainability, Transportation

Detroit, Midtown

Detroit, get ready for transit-oriented development

NIna Ignaczak Friday, January 31, 2014

Public officials and developers across the region are preparing to reap the economic potential of functional transit, something many cities across the country have already done. How it gets done in Detroit is critical to its success, writes Nina Ignaczak.

Development, Transportation

Detroit

Youth Transit Alliance: Pilot program gets kids where they need to go

Nina Ignaczak Thursday, August 22, 2013

The lack of functional public transit in Detroit hits kids hard, especially when there is no bus to get them to and from youth programs. A new partnership, launched by the Skillman Foundation and the Detroit Bus Company, is meeting this critical demand.

Kids, Transportation

Detroit

Moving Forward with Joey Landis

Noah Stephens, The People of Detroit Friday, August 03, 2012

In the Motor City, photographer Noah Stephens travels by bicycle. On his latest journey, he meets up with fellow cyclist Joey Landis, co-founder of bike messenger service Rock Dove Couriers. Joey is part of a new wave of Detroiters finding entrepreneurial opportunity on two wheels. (Photo essay from The People of Detroit for UIX.)

Entrepreneurship, Jobs, Sustainability, Transportation

Detroit, Downtown Detroit