Going to and from Detroit Metro Airport from downtown Detroit is about to get a lot easier.

Gas prices are through the roof around the U.S., and in Michigan, but the cost of using public transportation hasn’t changed. Most may not even realize the options that are available to them.

WESTLAND, Mich. – New plans are coming together for redevelopment of the old Eloise hospital property in Westland. The historic Eloise property was sold by Wayne County back in 2018 for just $1. John Hambrick, who purchased the property, pitched new plans to the Westland Planning Commission, which includes splitting the 16-acre property into five parcels to house a different use. History of EloiseThe Eloise began as the Wayne County Poorhouse, which opened in 1839 in the now defunct Nankin Township. Nankin was a part of Wayne County, originally named Bucklin Township, and it included what are now the cities of Livonia, Inkster, Dearborn, Redford, Wayne and Westland.

DETROIT Getting around Detroit, you can use a car, a bus, the People Mover or the Q-Line, but theres a new push for more people to just use public transportation. Johnson said the Regional Transit Authority of Southeastern Michigan plans on doing that by asking more people to use public transportation and document the experience online. It was basically created to showcase the positive fun, sometimes quirky stories of the transit riders, Johnson said. Were really trying to put it in peoples minds, that public transportation is for you, Johnson said. Its less expensive to ride the bus as opposed to having a car, paying a car note and paying high car insurance.

Voters in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties will decide on Regional Transit Authority funding at the polls next month. Our roundtable argues for and against funding. Plus -- how are voters supposed to decide among the 63 candidates vying for seven positions on the Detroit School Board? Guests this week include:Shaun Wilson Citizens for Connecting Our Communities