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Detroit In The News

October 7, 2008

Bills allowing Detroit's private rail line begin legislative journey to reality

Detroit is again inching closer to mass transit as the bills clearing the way for Detroit's $103 million private rail line hit the legislature.

Excerpt:

The private-sector plan to build a $103 million light-rail loop on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit is getting the legislative action needed to become a reality.

Bills that would allow such a system, which eventually would operate as a public-private entity with some type of public subsidy, were introduced last week in the House and will be introduced this week in the Senate.

Read the entire article here.

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