Jimmy McBroom

@jmcbroom.det.city

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A Chevy Malibu lodged in the side of a two story home after crashing into it.
Screenshot of Michigan 13th District showing a head-to-head matchup between Donavan McKinney and Shri Thanedar.
a map of metro detroit, but rotated from the traditional orientation with north at the top of the map, such that downriver is at the bottom of the map.
A drivers view of a front loader bike with two pizzas inside.
1836 map depicting Detroit and the "10000 Acre Tract" located in the middle of the city
Greyhound search for buses from Toledo to Detroit showing buses leaving at 7:55a, 8:45a, and 9:45a.
Amtrak booking screen for a typical trip from Washington DC to Detroit, showing two trips taking 26 and 37 hours respectively.
A pedestrian light cycle in the Melbourne, Victoria, Australia CBD. The crosswalk pads mirror the lighting of the crosswalk signals (solid red, flashing red, and green)
tiny Australian truck in red
screenshot of Rack Finder, showing downtown Detroit and Windsor on a map. bike parking locations are shown as clusters with summed capacity numbers as labels.
A Waymo drives down Michigan Avenue in downtown Detroit in very windy and snowy weather.
an overhead shot of Grand River Avenue on the west side of Detroit, showing someone who's too lazy to park correctly and decided to store their car in the bike lane.
screenshot of Transit App showing the "Buy ticket" option where you can purchase a DDOT or SMART bus pass.
a view of the west side of the Woodward Avenue sidewalk in Grand Circus Park, looking south, standing just in front of the Hazen Pingree statue. The sidewalk has been removed up to the edge of the park grass, leaving dirt, lightpoles and power boxes behind.
screenshot of my SeeClickFix report about sweeping the bike lanes near the Joe Louis Greenway
Instagram announcement that the Metropolis Cycles location in Ferndale will become Ted's Bike Shop
bike "racks" that can only accomodate one bicycle.
a weird loopy red bike rack that really should have just been a few normal U/staple racks
Table of total and cyclist fatalities for cities with >500K population
Screenshot of my solar generation for today showing lots of exporting back to the grid
screenshot of the bbc sounds app with a message: "The BBC Sounds App is closed for anyone living outside the UK"
graph of passenger vehicle arrivals at the Detroit port of entry, showing 2025 arrivals running about 10% below 2024 arrivals since February.
screenshot of my DTE bill, showing $10.37 in gas charges, $48.47 in electric charges, and -$49.99 in electric credits.
my solar install's stats for June 10, 2025, showing that our house produced 218% of what we consumed and that we exported more back to the grid than what we consumed
Screenshot of Enphase solar power system app, showing that my house has exported more power to DTE than we have imported
linen map showing the first block of Boston Blvd west of Woodward with vacated alley
Amtrak service advisory for the Wolverine; train 350/353 are suspended Mondays thru Thursdays, from May 5-June 26 and Aug 4-Oct 30. Exceptions to this are on holidays: Memorial Day, Juneteenth, and Labor Day, when they will run.
French navy ship "Fulmar" docked in front of the Detroit port authority building
meme of the newscaster looking down at the desk like.. what the actual fuck is happening here
domain search for "dugganforgovernor.com" showing that it's taken
screenshot of dugganforgovernor.com, which is being domain-squatted and is for sale.
Detroit police department van blocking the bike lane
Bus schedules are a big concern with employess as far as arriving on time. Overnight staff do not have access to public transportation as the busses do not always run overnight. Food can be expensive in the venues and overnight staff have no options. Ms. Parker asked if Jeremy had any suggestions or ideas on parking or if anyone has contacted the city, Jeremy stated he does not and has not. He did suggest the board do research on other markets to see how they handle these issues. He mentioned how markets such as Washighton DC, New York and Chicago have subways or metro systems providing rapid transportation throughout city and subburbs. Detroit does not
a short video of me riding my bike on East Jefferson. a detroit police department car is parked in the bike lane next to already-parked cars.
an advertisement from the Detroit Free Press for May 21, 1946. It is for "Jefferson Beach, Detroit's Playground on Lake St. Clair, E Jefferson Ave at 9 1/2 Mile". There is an illustration of a woman in a bathing suit sitting on a diving board. The beach opens May 24, 1946 and will feature the "world's longest double dip coaster, speed boat rides, and a Coney Island freak museum". Buses are available from Grand Circus Park direct to the beach via East Jefferson Ave.
advertisement for new restaurant "Choixes" where the Burger King was on Woodward and Seward. it opens April 5 at 1pm
Screenshot of Transit app showing the next southbound FAST Woodward departures at 38 minutes and 64 minutes respectively
A photo of my dog in front of a dilapidated sidewalk
a view of Michigan Avenue looking east towards 3rd street. two cars are blocking the bike lane, and there's a large orange "Share The Road" sign on the sidewalk
a screenshot of a map showing "anti-woke" businesses in metro detroit. there are very few in the city of detroit itself
Map showing the car that is available for rent at the Newlab in Corktown
Screenshot of my eBike app showing a map my commute this morning to downtown Detroit with associated statistics . It took 16 min to go 5.2 miles.
rendering of a new bus shelter at E Jefferson and Conner. there's a floating platform at sidewalk level; the bike lane ramps up to and from to that level.
screenshot from the downtown detroit partnership's 2023 downtown development brochure, showing plans for a 2nd Avenue Greenway that would connect the riverfront to Beacon Park.
screenshot showing a map of the QLine streetcar in Detroit, showing 4 streetcars in service
a still image from lord of the rings, showing the orc from the "meat's back on the menu, boys" meme
Detroit street view image of 9638 Georgia showing a freshly cleared lot after demolition. Image is from 2024-11-17
a restored home + new build in brush park, detroit
Alert for the QLINE delayed due to illegally parked car
RTA truck and employee checking out the car blocking the track
Bad parking on Woodward is blocking the QLine streetcar.
Exterior shot of Ottawa train station / Gare d’Ottawa
screenshot of a LinkedIn post from the Regional Transit Authority with quotes about how transit is important.
A list of major cities in the Midwest that somehow doesn’t include the 2nd largest metro in the Midwest
Sign on the DDOT bus with a QR code telling me to report unsafe driving behavior
Arrival screen showing the next QLine streetcar in 32 minutes
Screenshot of the detroit policy conference agenda; Richard Florida is talking about the "Ann Arbor-Detroit innovation corridor".