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Is it legal to sleep at a Michigan rest area?

Is it legal? Clarifying Michigan laws for everyday life “Is it Legal?” is a weekly feature on freep.com that answers reader questions about Michigan laws. Topics...

Q&A: Robert Cramer, head of Detroit bus system, wants to rebuild trust with riders

Detroit, MI10 months ago

Q&A: Robert Cramer, head of Detroit bus system, wants to rebuild trust with riders

Robert Cramer took the helm of the Detroit Department of Transportation in early January. The former head of the agency that oversaw the Detroit People Mover,...

Peer analysis of planned I-375 reconstruction proposes design changes

Detroit, MI1 year ago

Peer analysis of planned I-375 reconstruction proposes design changes

A newly released review of the planned reconstruction of Detroit’s Interstate 375 proposes several alternate designs, including making the area more walkable once the freeway is...

Michigan Lefts aren’t new, but visitors might not understand them

Michigan1 year ago

Michigan Lefts aren’t new, but visitors might not understand them

First-time visitors to Michigan might be wondering any number of things, from why do I keep seeing all these references to Coney Island to exactly how...

MDOT plans to finish diverging diamond interchange at Telegraph/8 Mile Rd. by late fall

Detroit, MI1 year ago

MDOT plans to finish diverging diamond interchange at Telegraph/8 Mile Rd. by late fall

Starting later this year, motorists on Telegraph Road will notice that as they pass beneath Eight Mile, they’ll be routed to the left side of the...

Whitmer in DC to pitch Michigan for economic, workforce development aid

Michigan2 years ago

Whitmer in DC to pitch Michigan for economic, workforce development aid

Washington — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is spending two days in Washington this week in meetings with Biden administration officials to pitch Michigan for “additional investment in...