WDET, Wayne State Univ., Detroit Pubic Radio, 8/22:
CuriosiD: Why Doesn’t Detroit Have A Subway Or Elevated Rail?
Bus Rapid Transit may be in Detroit’s future, but elevated rail or a subway probably are not. In this episode of WDET’s Curiosi-D, listener Andrew Parkanzky of Troy asked why there is no subway or elevated transportation in Detroit, and whether it was determined before or after the rise of the auto industry.
It turns out Detroit could have had both modes of transit a century ago. Detroit Historical Society Senior Curator Joel Stone says city leaders considered two plans in 1915.
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