Quote Originally Posted by mwilbert View Post
Even more importantly from the standpoint of practicality, it isn't what the people providing the private portion of the funding want. They view this as a way of improving the image of greater Downtown and the attractiveness of the Woodward corridor. The actual transportation benefits of the line, running curbside with no dedicated lane, are probably minor, and in any case not central to the reason it is being built. Buses would not accomplish the same thing.
In other words, a linear people mover and parking shuttle.