Qline stimulus? Developer to build 1,000 apartments near QLine

[Lowell]

Yeah that's why I said "The Q doesn't make sense in this big picture"
Sorry my forum reading isn't up to speed. I'll take that as a yes that Q won't have right of way. Really I don't get the need downtown either, but maybe I'm ignorant. Bus on rails huh? Makes a lot of sense. I'll take the bike, car or bus thanks not much stopping those modes right now.
Probably vote for RTA, we'll see what they unveil next week.

I can't come up with it but I believe I heard, probably here, that the Qline will have a wireless street light coordination. 'Here I come; switch to green'. Not dedicated but the next best thing.

[emu steve]

Agreed and that's why it was exciting to see the east riverfront plan include provision for a streetcar extension as one of the requirements. Especially since BRT won't be on Jefferson, it'd be great to connect the riverfront and Belle Isle to downtown/midtown with the QLine.

Article and nice graphic from earlier this year of the riverfront:

http://www.freep.com/story/money/bus...ture/79468200/

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

Sounds like Peter Cummings really is planning on some neighborhood initiatives in addition to the developments in the hot and trendy areas. Things filtering into the neighborhoods is exactly what is needed, and sooner rather than later.

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...-up-brightmoor

[erikd]

30% of Detroit households have no cars, right now. Of course, no one cares about these folks. Too busy pleasuring themselves to the sweet promise of "Q Line".

????

So the people who are happy to see light rail on Woodward don't also support improved mass transit thought the city and region? Is there some group of people who support the M-1 rail, but are against additional funding for the RTA? This isn't an either-or situation. I have yet to hear a supporter of the Woodward rail line say "fuck DDOT/SMART/RTA, I don't support mass transit to the rest of the city."

To be sure, this region is full of people who don't care about the 30% of Detroiters who don't have a car, but they aren't the ones who support light rail on Woodward.