Speaker Series: More Transit Please

Sign up here for the Model D Speaker Series on Oct. 21, when they'll feature two people -- John Hertel and Scott Clein -- both of whom are working to change the way Detroiters get around.

The Speaker Series event will be at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Russell Industrial Center in the Motor City Movie House. Networking and a reception will follow the hour-long presentation.

Hertel is the local transit czar, and will speak on the the Regional Transportation Coordinating Council's recently released transit plan for Southeastern Michigan, including a light rail or streetcar system down Woodward Avenue. (Hear more about it here from Model D Radio/Michigan Now reporter Chris McCarrus.)

Clein is an engineer with  Giffels-Webster, the firm which recently helped design a non-motorized plan that calls for more than 400 miles of bike lanes in Detroit. The plan recently got approval from Detroit City Council. Read more about it here.

The event is sponsored by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, Wayne County, the Fusion group of the Detroit Regional Chamber, and Model D, and is graciously being hosted by the Boydell Group and the Russell Industrial Center. And also a big thanks to Paxahau, which is handling the sound.
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