adamjcook,

"Fix the damn roads" is one of the most out-of-touch slogans in #Michigan politics today and I wince every time I hear and see it.

I live in #Detroit and I cannot even get a damn bus to #Livonia because the City of Livonia was allowed, inexplicably under Michigan Law, to simply opt-out. 🤷‍♂️

#transit #UrbanPlanning

bryan,

@adamjcook Yeah. Every time I’m home from Oregon, I think: holy shit, Michigan has to be one of the most over-built states in terms of horizontal infrastructure in the country. It's astonishing to see the extensive road network and highways that crisscross the state, much of which is in disrepair. I don’t even think Portland has any significant stretch of 8 lane highways, but sure enough, Flint has a 10-laner. No wonder why they needed an emergency financial mamager, as did so many others.

adamjcook,

The ”key” demographics of each city that are relevant to this, by the way.

#Detroit:

Black or African American alone, percent: 77.9%

#Livonia:

Black or African American alone, percent: 4.4%

#Michigan has made enormous strides in progressive policies lately, but we have yet to seriously address this type of structural #racism.

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