Motor City to Rail City; Can Streetcars Save Detroit?
This duel set of stories is part of a CNN series on transit, dubbed "On The Move".
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New transit for Motor City
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DETROIT [[CNNMoney.com) -- Can Motor City combat its economic ills by becoming Rail City?
Along Detroit's Woodward Avenue, a downtown stretch that seems permanently stuck in the "emerging" phase of business development, community leaders are hoping a new light rail system will help spark a renaissance. The city plans to break ground this year on stage one of a $420 million project: the first modern, mass-transit initiative in a city long synonymous with automobiles....
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