Jalopnik article: Renderings Are Boring: A Pictorial Of The Woodward Streetcar Line

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April-30-13, 02:34 PM
Whitehouse

Jalopnik article: Renderings Are Boring: A Pictorial Of The Woodward Streetcar Line

Interesting article.

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Metro Detroit never thought a transit system operating down the Woodward corridor was actually going to happen. Then it seemed possible. Then it fell apart. And then it was revived once everyone decided to stop putzing around. Here's what it looks like
Now, with the feds giving their required environmental clearance, construction is finally set to begin on the 3.3-mile streetcar rail line along the busy M1 this summer. Finally, something that will feed into Detroit's People Mover, the 2.9-mile monorail that circumnavigates Detroit's downtown business district, creating a somewhat smaller-scaled version of the grand plan for southeastern Michigan transit like it was envisioned all along, right? Right?
April-30-13, 02:42 PM
Bham1982

People Mover 2, here we come!
April-30-13, 03:29 PM
rbdetsport

Well, lets see... The kid spelled the Fisher Building wrong, completely ignored the new retail and developments on Canfield, ignored the retail JUST before Grand Boulevard, and didn't even know about the future MDOT Intermodal Station at Amsterdam.

Seems like a good source to go to for my news on transit in the region.......
April-30-13, 04:31 PM
dtowncitylover

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Originally Posted by Bham1982

People Mover 2, here we come!

Hmmmm...one an aged system built during a time economic downturn of downtown that goes in a loop going nowhere and huge cost overruns, the second a modern and commonly used system being built during a time of great revitalization and rebuilding between three different neighborhoods that contain a plethora of business, educational, residential, and cultural sights with the possibility of extension into the neighborhoods and suburbs. And the second being heavily supported and invested by the private sector. Yeah totally the same.