Study moves forward on Detroit-Ann Arbor transit line
A study from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments says drivers would use a rail or bus system between the Detroit and Ann Arbor, with a stop at Metro Airport, if it were as convenient and fast as using a car.
Excerpts from the article:
People who drive between Ann Arbor and Detroit would use public transportation as long as the ride were as quick as a car, the stations were convenient to their homes and workplaces, and the service operated on a reliable schedule.
That’s the gist of a recently released report on what about 250 people, government officials and mass transit advocacy organizations told officials from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments during three public hearings aimed at upgrading public transportation options in southeast Michigan.
SEMCOG’s transportation group has narrowed a list of possible options to five from 25, which includes a possible light rail line, express bus routes in dedicated lanes and commuter railroad service.
Each option, if realized, would loosely follow Interstate 94 and connect Ann Arbor to Detroit, with a stop at Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus.
The federal government last fall awarded a $100 million grant to SEMCOG to study, and possibly begin building, a new mass transit system in Metro Detroit.
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