French777 Member Username: French777
Post Number: 276 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:38 pm: | |
http://www.metromodemedia.com/ devnews/masstransit11.aspx More of a reason why we need more Mass Transit! |
Eric Member Username: Eric
Post Number: 1029 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 10:03 pm: | |
Why are you posting an article from March? |
Danny Member Username: Danny
Post Number: 6869 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 10:29 pm: | |
YAY! That is great news for Public Transit and Livonia, Canton and Novi are not joining in the ride. |
Hamtragedy Member Username: Hamtragedy
Post Number: 20 Registered: 10-2007
| Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 11:45 pm: | |
It's not definitive proof, but next time you go to the auto show, look upstairs to the people mover station (which is visible from the Cobo lobby) and tell me how long the line is for people waiting for the next train, especially if it's really cold or snowing. Then tell me no one cares about mass transit, and that, if given the choice, these people would theoretically take the train all the way to their waiting car in some lit parking lot in the suburbs, rather than having to drive thru crappy weather, find a parking space downtown, overpay for it, figure out where the station is....etc etc . |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 4006 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 12:10 am: | |
The 18-month price chart at http://www.detroitgasprices.co m/ shows a conspicuous increase in Detroit gas prices between January and May. So even if French777's post is only about an event from last March, it's still interesting. |
Trainman Member Username: Trainman
Post Number: 584 Registered: 04-2006
| Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 12:35 am: | |
Is it more reason we need mass transit? Or, more reason we need to raise taxes? It was the DARTA and it's supporters including the Transportation Riders United that caused the Livonia opt. out. No opposition was necessary because of much hype and many broken promises. We should not merge SMART and DDOT without time tables; competent management and a viable means of support of both government and industry sources. |