Getting to Work Detroit is a majority Black city surrounded by - PDF document

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Getting to Work Detroit is a majority Black city surrounded by majority White suburbs. Black residents are more likely to rely on public transportation…. and are less likely to be employed in Detroit. Source: New Detroit Race Equity Report

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Getting to School Over time, districts have spent more money to transport fewer students. Source: Urban Institute, Student Transportation and Educational Access

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Auto Insurance Detroit’s Auto Insurance rates are among the highest in the nation. Relative to a comparable city, Cleveland, Detroit’s auto insurance is more than 3x as expensive. Source: calculations by Poverty Solutions (data from Value Penguin & American Community Survey)

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Healthy Foods While it’s fairly easy to get to a supermarket by car... It’s much harder by public transportation – the mode relied on by most low-income people. Source: Dr. Joe Grengs research, Chair of Urban and Regional Planning Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Regional Transportation This map shows the 2016 Regional Transit Plan that did not pass – it was on the ballot in the November 2016 election. While it’s hard to imagine the sprawling region with public transport, this plan lays out a vision of what regional transportation in Southeast Michigan might look like. Source: Regional Transit Authority, Master Plan

Transportation & Economic Mobility: Engineering Systems to Enhance Equity “In the United States, car ownership is still the best predictor of getting a job. It’s still the best way to get to healthcare. So if you don’t solve mobility, you don’t solve accessibility.” Pascal Van Hentenryck Seth Bonder Collegiate Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering, electrical engineering and computer science Source: RITMO, Dr. VanHentenryck