Metro-area leaders seek plans for Woodward transit line
A few weeks ago, members of the Woodward Avenue Action Association – a group of business and civic leaders from communities along the Woodard corridor – voted to start implementing the suggestions put forth by the IBI Group, a consulting firm that studied the possibilities of rapid transit such as light rail in metro Detroit.
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“It’s a huge breakthrough because this is government and business talking in one voice,” says Tom Barwin, Ferndale city manager and chair of the association’s transit committee. “It’s bipartisan, and it’s city and suburban officials.” If these community leaders follow through on the recommendations, he adds, metro Detroiters might see a rapid transit line running along Woodward from the Detroit riverfront to the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak within 10 years.
So why are businesses and some governments from around the region finally getting on the bus, so to speak? It’s all about the money, Barwin says. “We’re competing with every other metropolitan area in America and the globe. By my estimation, if we could solidify transportation between the airport and Detroit, and between Detroit and Birmingham, within 10 years (of building the system) we could create 100,000 new jobs. That’s a pretty big bang for the buck.”
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