Dave Bing talks 2011 possibility on WDET

WDET host Craig Fahle left behind a star-studded cast when he took vacation over the holidays. Most notably, HOUR Detroit magazine publisher John Belardo interviewed Mayor Dave Bing about his hopes for the city in 2011.

In this revealing interview, Bing admitted that, while he wasn’t as vocal as some past politicians (“I’m not one that’s good at pep talks”), he saw big plans ahead for Detroit, particularly the Woodward Avenue Light Rail Project, which will install mass transit from downtown to Eight Mile Rd. and is scheduled to begin construction late this year.

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“That’s just the beginning,” he said.  “If we’re talking about regional
transportation, you’ve got to have a connecting system.  It’s not going
to happen overnight, but it’s a start. Woodward Avenue is considered the
spine of Detroit, so getting a light rail system up and down it will be
the beginning of a coordinated system.”

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