Traffic – Motor City Muckraker

$2M bond over misdemeanor, Mayor Fouts on traffic, opera founder dies: Your Wednesday morning briefing

By Steve Neavling on September 19, 2018 Morning Briefing

Your Wednesday morning briefing: Warren Mayor Fouts wants emergency declared over traffic snarls; a Michigan man charged with a misdemeanor is jailed on a whopping $2 million bond; and the founder of the Michigan Opera Theatre dies.

Tanker explosion reveals dangerous deficiency in Detroit Fire Department

By Steve Neavling on May 26, 2015 Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts

When Detroit firefighters arrived to a massive fire from a tanker explosion near downtown on I-75 this weekend, there was little they could do but wait. And wait. And wait.

Records: Grosse Pointe used Detroit property to build controversial blockade without approval

By Steve Neavling on July 16, 2014 City Government, Government, Investigations

The city of Detroit launched an investigation after we presented evidence that Grosse Pointe is building a farmer’s market on the wrong side of the border.