"Blueprint America: Beyond the Motor City" runs down Detroit's mass transit past, present, and examines its possible future in the city. Look for it Feb. 8 on PBS.
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A new documentary is examining how Detroit fits in the future of transportation in America.
The
90-minute film by Aaron Woolf titled "Blueprint America: Beyond the
Motor City" debuts nationally Feb. 8 on PBS. Narrated by Miles O'Brien,
it asks whether it is time to fundamentally change the way Americans
travel.
The film notes the streetcar system that once crisscrossed the city and
Detroit's rise as the Motor City. It also shows how it has been left
behind when it comes to developing a modern transportation
infrastructure.
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