The following clip comes from the Detroit Free Press: The ambitious plan for a light-rail line on Woodward Avenue between downtown Detroit and 8 Mile has been scrapped in favor of a system of city and suburban buses, several officials briefed on the decision told the Free Press today. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told […]
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The Woodward light rail project is officially dead
Posted in Detroit, Rail Also tagged busses, Dave Bing, Emergency Financial Manager, mass transit, Megan Owens, Ray LaHood, Rick Snyder, Transportation Riders United, Woodward 19 Comments
Michigan rail update by Richard Murphy
As you may have heard, the Michigan House may be voting as early as today on a Senate appropriations bill that, among other things, includes approximately $400 million in rail-related spending, with would secure federal grants, and move us even closer to the goal of having a functional, state-wide public transportation system. To mark the […]
Posted in Michigan, Rail Also tagged Amtrak, David Rutledge, high-speed rail, Jeff Irwin, Mark Ouimet, MDOT, Michigan House of Representatives, Norfolk Southern, passenger rail, public transportation, Rail, Richard Murphy, Rick Snyder, SB 237, SEMCOG 19 Comments
Spending my night learning about James Couzens
My friend Dave in Seattle mentioned to me a few days ago that he’s been reading a biography written in the 1950’s on former Detroit Mayor and U.S. Senator James Couzens (1872-1936). The book, “Independent Man,” sounds incredibly interesting, and I’ve been spending my time this evening reading up on Couzens, who, prior to going […]
Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics Also tagged Children’s Fund of Michigan, Couzens Hall, Dave Morris, Detroit, FDR, Ford, Ford Motor Company, graduated income tax, Henry Ford, Hoover, income tax, Independent Man, James Couzens, John Dodge, Muscle Shoals, New Deal, philanthropy, politicians with integrity, sane Republicans, social security, streetcars, TVA 9 Comments