Is there any light rail system in the city of Detroit Michigan?
Detroit has no light rail system per-se. The last streetcar true streetcar to run in the city of Detroit finished operation in 1956. The city of Detroit has a downtown circulator called the People Mover, however, it is not technically a light rail line. In operates with linear induction motors, and experimental technology of the 1980s that has found success in Vancouver, BC and recently at the New York City JFK airport. The people mover operates on elevated track in a one-way loop around the downtown area, with a total length of 2.8 miles. The city of Detroit is currently studying a light rail system that would operate on 3 major roads that radiate from the city’s downtown, Woodward, Gratiot and Michigan Avenue.
Related Questions
- Is the matter of building a transit system such as light rail something that would come before the voters? Is voter approval necessary?
- What places would the transit system connect? Who would be the first to get transit such as a light rail line?
- Is there any light rail system in the city of Detroit Michigan?
