UM to Partner with Gilbert on Innovation Center at Fail Jail Site

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^ I was going to ask if it was possible for the People Mover to have [in railroad jargon] "points"... see image.

But then I realize that at the Time Square Station, where the PM maintenance garage is, they already have "points"... to switch over from the PM route to the PM garage, and back again.

So this is existing technology, and could be used for a spur off the main line.

Hypothetically, you could have a 1 lane spur going off at Gratiot and/or Jefferson that would go away from downtown.

The Gratiot spur could go as far as St. Joseph's Church on Gratiot... with Fail Jail, Brewery Park, Eastern Market, and St. Joseph [Lafayette Park North] stations... and return via the same tracks.

A Jefferson spur could have Dequindre Cut/Lafayetee Park South, River Place/Chene Park, Harbortown, Belle Isle, Van Dyke/West Village, and Gold Coast stations... and return via the same tracks.

By using the same tracks, it would cut the price in half of a double track route.