Originally Posted by
Bham1982
None of this makes sense. Downtown-to-airport rail lines aren't typically heavily used, even in centralized, transit-oriented metros.
Detroit Metro is a hub airport, meaning most passengers never leave the terminal. It isn't generating that much traffic. Downtown is a relatively small piece of the regional puzzle, and isn't gonna have much airport demand.
And rich and middle income wouldn't use it. They would drive or Uber/Lyft like [[almost) everyone else. They don't even use airport lines in, say, Paris, why would they use them in Detroit?
And while I think regional rail is stupid, if you're gonna do it, you would obviously do it up Woodward first. Michigan Ave. isn't nearly as important and would generate less traffic.