Detroit Mayor Proposes Restructuring Landscape, Gets Light Rail Funded
Dave Bing, Detroit’s Mayor announced in his State of the City address a series of drastic measures to get the city on its feet. Among those measures is re-creating the urban density and getting the funding to start the first phase of a light r
[IMAGE '392' /]Dave Bing, Detroit’s Mayor announced in his State of the City address a series of drastic measures to get the city on its feet. Among those measures is re-creating the urban density and getting the funding to start the first phase of a light rail project that will provide much needed public transportation.
Because of Detroit's decreased population and lack of funding, bus service to some neighborhoods has halted and in others it’s infrequent at best. Detroit residents are left unemployed and without transportation to new employment.
[IMAGE '393' /]Bing proposes relocating the city’s population into urban centers. A denser population would mean cheaper public transportation and more concentrated job availability. All of this density comes with a light rail system to shuttle the population around the proposed new city center. The expensive project was just awarded $25 million in stimulus dollars this month and now has enough to break ground on the first phase.
The density plan is still in the works, but this drastic measure just might be what Detroit needs. And it surely needs public transportation and the light rail, thanks to recent funding, is on its way.
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