Originally Posted by
EGrant
Elevated rail and subways are great, until you look at the cost per mile to build them. And in Detroit, where we can't even pass the RTA, spending multiple billions on a system is a pipe dream. I'd love a subway and I agree with the benefits listed above, but why not start with quality BRT? Signal priority, dedicated lanes, decent stations and accurate tracking and timetables seem like a much more feasible start before we propose spending untold amounts of money on a subway system to serve a car-centric population that hasn't grown much in the past decades.