The large-scale opening of downtown retail [[especially in the lower Woodward corridor) will happen after the M1 rail construction is complete. The M1 rail construction was originally planned to start over a year ago, but there were delays that pushed the start of construction back. Once the construction of the M1 rail line is closer to completion, you can expect to hear announcements about the new retail.
Opening a slew of new stores just as a major street and transit construction begins would be terrible for the new stores, so it makes perfect sense to hold off for a year or two until the construction is complete, and then open everything at the same time.
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