Gilbert makes pitch for expanded mass transit in metro Detroit

[takascar]

20 years ago I would had agreed with you but presently Gen X don't car about owning cars. They would rather commute via bicycle, electric scooters, skateboard, and trolley.

Uuhhhh - of which planet or dimension do you speak, because its not this one.

I would say Millies and Homelanders, sure, but I am an X-er and we are the most car-centric generation still alive today.

[stasu1213]

Uuhhhh - of which planet or dimension do you speak, because its not this one.

I would say Millies and Homelanders, sure, but I am an X-er and we are the most car-centric generation still alive today.

Sorry. I had gotten those born in 1965 to those born in the 80s as another Generation and not labeled X

[takascar]

Sorry. I had gotten those born in 1965 to those born in the 80s as another Generation and not labeled X

Almost correct - X'ers: November 23, 1960 - February 1, 1981
[[from the authoritative source, Strauss & Howe - The Fourth Turning).

[Airforceguy]

RTA weighing proposal for QLINE control

The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan is weighing a takeover of the QLINE.The move, should it be approved, would mean a transfer of the 3.3-mile Detroit streetcar system from the nonprofit M-1 Rail to a public 10-member board, with appointed representatives from Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties as well as the city of Detroit and the state of Michigan, although the governor’s representative does not vote.
Dave Massaron, chair of the RTA board, said in a news release Thursday that “this transition will help ensure the QLINE remains as a transit option for the community and the city of Detroit long into the future.” He noted that the RTA’s role is “to ensure the ongoing viability of regional transit services.”

M-1 Rail President Lisa Nuszkowski said in a separate release that the rail line is “an asset that was always envisioned as one piece of a larger, connected regional transit system” and that “now is the time to make this transition. Performance has never been better. Ridership is approaching 1 million for the year, and the system’s finances are sustainable over the long-term.” The two entities, according to one release, have “initiated a collaborative due diligence process focused on all financial and operational elements of the transfer. Through this process, the RTA intends to validate M-1 RAIL’s budget and confirm that a transfer to the organization will come with a balanced budget which will impose no additional burden on the region’s taxpayers.”

A decision is expected early next year, although it’s not clear how quickly the transfer could happen.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...l/71924756007/

[Zacha341]

Yes. This is especially so of Detroiter's! Unapologetically so.

Further, not everyone can walk for blocks to a given buss or train stop.

Uuhhhh - of which planet or dimension do you speak, because its not this one.

I would say Millies and Homelanders, sure, but I am an X-er and we are the most car-centric generation still alive today.