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How do we build a culture of transit in Metro Detroit? Mar 04, 2021

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In a previous episode of the podcast, we talked about how metro Detroit's economy is diversifying.

But the ways we get around town? We've been stuck in the same mode for a lifetime. And that's almost completely being dependent and investing only in the car.

A recent piece in Planetizen talks about how we might, as a region, build a culture of transit. After all, even automakers themselves are embracing ways to get around that aren't single-person owned vehicles.

And maybe it's time our policies matched up?

Joining me to talk about it is Dave Gifford. He runs Transit Guide Detroit and is an advocate for transit in southeast Michigan. He's the author of this piece: https://www.planetizen.com/features/112361-cultivating-culture-transit

Profit numbers show Detroit is also the Mortgage City; Vaccinations expand to 50+; City's plan to deal with firefighters drinking on the job Mar 03, 2021

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On today's show, with timestamps:

00:24 Vaccinations expand to Michiganders 50 and older. Pandemic restrictions lift. We run down the gamut from bars and restaurants at now 50% to gyms and venues. Plus, manufacturing workers in Detroit can now get the vaccine. Detroit's public schools are reopening and a snapshot at the region's low positive test rates.

03:37 Detroit's fire department is wrestling with the use of alcohol on the job after a pair of incidents. There's also the beginnings of a new plan from city officials to deal with it.

05:36 Detroit city council has reversed course and approved all the first round of contracts for Proposal N. Even more background if you want to get into it: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/government/detroit-city-council-flips-decision-oks-proposal-n-demolition-contracts-2nd-vote

06:31 Detroit is changing from just being the Motor City to the Mortgage City. As the Detroit three and now the two big mortgage servicers in the region, Rocket Companies and United Wholesale Mortgage are all public - we can now track their profits. And the mortgage industry among these companies in southeast Michigan is more profitable than the auto industry now.

08:01 Livonia has a new Chipotle (thanks for the listener tip!)

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Soccer + Sports w/ Fletcher Sharpe Mar 02, 2021

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00:38 U.S. Soccer Federation repeals former policy barring players from kneeling during anthem, discussion on Seth Jahn and local impact.

05:46 Detroit City FC has some new faces on both the men's and women's teams.

10:32 Former Detroit Red Wing Tod Bertuzzi arrested for a DUI in Auburn Hills.

13:08 Fletcher has a new piece in Hour Detroit about college basketball.

15:25 Whither Michigan State basketball?

Follow Fletcher Sharpe: http://www.twitter.com/SaintFDW

Support us: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit

How To Get An eSports Scholarship In Metro Detroit Mar 01, 2021

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Detroit Whole Foods Coronavirus Outbreak Plus 9 Stories To Know Around Metro Detroit Feb 26, 2021

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Report Shows Metro Detroit's Unequal Pandemic Recovery; Plus 3 Stories To Know Around Town Feb 25, 2021

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Should We Pay People To Move To Detroit? Feb 24, 2021

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On today's show:

Should we pay people to move to Detroit? Detroit native Monica Williams posed the idea in a recent Detroit Free Press op-ed. We discuss it.

Background reading: https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2021/02/18/detroit-housing-incentives-pandemic/4488055001/

Plus:

The Detroit City Council says no to about half of the proposed demo contracts before them.

And the Robocop statue no longer has a home as the Michigan Science Center isn't doing their grounds improvement project they previously planned. So where should it go?

More in depth at the Metro Times here: https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/robocop/Content?oid=26514744

Hate Has No Home Here; Pistons & Detroit City FC News w/ Fletcher Sharpe Feb 23, 2021

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00:45 The Hate Has No Home Here rally supporting Black Lives Matter happened, in part, outside of Fletcher's front door. We were going to cover this on the show in a different way, but we ended up talking about about what happened in his community plus the bigger picture of a changing Southeast Michigan region as a whole.

10:58 The Detroit Pistons have continued woes as their season struggles.

18:01 Fletcher shouts out fellow UDM alum and a Detroit native, Steve Perry

19:17 The Detroit City FC Women's side is losing a familiar face to an international team

Voicemail: 313-789-3211

Fletcher on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/saintfdw

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Previewing The New Portillo's w/ Karen Dybis + Stories To Know Around Town Feb 22, 2021

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Our feature conversation is with Karen Dybis talking about the new Portillo's in Sterling Heights. She went to the media preview and spills the details.

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00:30 COVID-19 update. A restaurant and bar association in Macomb County sues seeking damages due to the state-ordered pandemic shutdown. Wayne County has a series of vaccination sites.

02:50 Detroit vs. Everybody is collaborating with Gucci for Gucci vs. Everybody.

03:50 The Art Van name goes back to the founding family of the defunct furniture chain.

04:50 Guy Fieri's ghost kitchen restaurant expands in Metro Detroit

05:30 Karen Dybis joins me to preview the new Portillo's in Sterling Heights. From decor to menu, she's got the details. Follow her on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/karendybis

Or buy her books: http://www.karendybis.com

Support our work: http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit

Michigan's Growing Cannabis Business; QLINE Leadership Change and More Feb 19, 2021

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On your Daily Detroit for Friday, February 19, 2021:

00:37 Michigan's marijuana industry has skyrocketed, with more people employed in the cannabis industry than police; and roughly as many as there are auto mechanics.

03:23 There's new leadership at the QLINE, and it's a familiar face to Daily Detroit listeners. What are the challenges ahead and when will it get back on the rails?

08:01 Fernando Pallazuelo is falling futher behind at the Packard Plant. His plans were sky high from the beginning, but never found enough funding. We discuss this from earlier this week: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/packard-plant-owner-said-he-would-pay-hundreds-thousands-late-taxes-end-2020-he-hasnt

12:07 Onassis Coney Island in Corktown has closed. What's next? And Corktown changed alot in decade - including becoming less, well, Irish among other things.

14:57 There's a new speakeasy in town called The Shelby

16:44 Restaurant openings have slowed during the pandemic

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