Originally Posted by
DetroitPlanner
The Cities mentioned in the first post petitioned Amtrak/the Feds for funding through ARRA [[the stimulus program) for these improvements. The City of Detroit has not. The City however has received ARRA funds for many projects including funding for new buses, the Midtown Loop, a connector of the Midtown loop and the Dequindre Cut, street resurfacings, and many other projects.
Detroit has different priorities.
P.S. You forgot to mention that Pontiac has an entirely new station. The Birmingham/Troy station is needed because there is no station at the stop now. You wait for the train in a bus shelter. The new station will have connections to SMART bathroom facilities, and a taxi stand. It literally has nothing now.