My guess, based on a couple DECADES of experience on the D.C. subway line, is that real ridership is for folks coming from residential areas, be it the suburbs or even within D.C., and then take the subway from 'home' [[or close to home) to their final destination.
I would like to see a 'collector' area, e.g., fairgrounds, where folks could drive, park and then take a light rail [[not yet planned or funded) to their final destination be it New Center, WSU, Arena District, CBD, etc.
For someone living in say Oakland County would they park their car at Fairgrounds and take a 25 minute ride to Comerica or the Arena?
Save time? Save money? Save hassle?
Or I'd like to see collector parking in New Center. Park [[cheap?) and hop on a M-1 and be at the arena is what 10 - 12 minutes [[???) or Campus Martius in 15 - 20.
[The worse thing about attending sporting events is spending two hours [[roundtrip) commute, getting stuck in traffic, paying too much for parking, etc. to attend a two hour say basketball game. Ugh!! Esp. on a weekday night.]
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