Inekon, no surprise. Bill Shea first with this as always. Seventy-three feet is about twice as long as most of the buses running in the area.
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Inekon, no surprise. Bill Shea first with this as always. Seventy-three feet is about twice as long as most of the buses running in the area.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...ild-streetcars
Awwwww yeah here come the trains, choo choo!
They will however be narrower than the buses. The average large bus is 40' and handles about 40 seated; 60 with standing.Quote:
Originally Posted by professorscott
The average bus doesn't go back and forth in a straight line within a 3.3 mile confine. Routes can be adjusted as needs arise and conditions change.Quote:
Originally Posted by DetroitPlanner
We don't want flexibility, we want what is cool to the hipsters!Quote:
Originally Posted by Honky Tonk
I guess Kwame Kirkpatrick Minority Set Aside Transit Equipment, Inc located in Detroit and providing Detroit jobs didn't make the cut.
Kwame was three mayors ago: Cockrell, Bing, Duggan. Detroit is not in charge of this project. It is MDOT.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermod
Which might be important in the event we decided we didn't want transit service on Woodward.Quote:
Originally Posted by Honky Tonk
Were all you naysayers around when the $600 million promised by Gerald Ford for mass transit went <poof!> back in the 1970s? :confused:
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Originally Posted by Gistok
Sure we got a nice People Mover out of the deal! :rolleyes:
Back in the day when Republicans still believed in funding infrastructure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gistok