Detroit resident Alison Norris , 26 , has to take two separate bus systems to get to her $ 11-hour job in a suburb 20 miles from her home . For many residents with limited skills and education , Detroit is lacking jobs . Many residents , like Norris , travel miles outside the city for work . But lack of public transportation in metro-Detroit makes for long commutes . Mayor Mike Duggan said he has made rebuilding the city 's population and creating jobs and training programs priority .
Detroit resident Alison Norris , 26 , has to take two separate bus systems to get to her $ 8.25-an-hour job in a suburb 20 miles from her home . For many residents with limited skills and education , Detroit is lacking jobs . Many residents , like Norris , travel miles outside the city for work . But lack of public transportation in metro-Detroit makes for long commutes . Mayor Mike Duggan said he has made rebuilding the city 's population and creating jobs and training programs priority .