After 61 Years, Detroit Gets A Streetcar Once More
Today marks the launch of something both old and new in Detroit: a streetcar down Woodward Avenue. The streetcar opened to the public on Friday morning, after ten years of planning and political wrangling.
http://www.npr.org/s...etcar-once-more
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So if there's one lesson to be gleaned from other cities, it's that a major obstacle to Detroit's streetcar system will likely be its most famous export: the automobile.
Ain't that the truth! Sloan