A judge has interceded in the debate on Auburn Hills leaving SMART for their own service, keeping them in service for now. But an election is looming; and there's an underlying issue with transit in metro Detroit. IT's population density and distance, as the sprawled region in many places is below the 3,000 people per square mile some studies say is needed to support regular bus service. This applies to other services, too. We discuss.
3,000 per square mile supports bus service: https://kinder.rice.edu/2018/11/13/excerpt-many-cities-have-transit-how-many-have-good-transit
(I didn't mention on the show, but I think I'm going to make a map of the actual population densities around here. It'll be surprising, I think).
Plus, the St. Joan of Arc fair isn't bringing back rides, as the dollars don't make sense for the fundraiser. There are others following suit. Is this a trend, with increasing costs making the juice not worth the squeeze?
The Crash Detroit street band festival is done. We share some memories, and hope some more things pop up.
And, local chain pizza joints will soon be carrying "Pepsi-roni," made by infusing the pepperoni with sugar free Pepsi Zero. Yay or nay?
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