Middle or curbs? Woodward rail plan takes sides
Up the middle or down the sides? These are good conversations to be having about light rail along Woodward. Far better than the ifs, maybes, and “I don’t knows” of the past.(Ed. Note: As a former Portlander, I can attest to the claim that there’s no way you can correlate Woodward’s bi-directional boulevard with the Rose City’s transit corridors. It is, indeed, comparing apples to oranges.)Excerpt:”Should the proposed Woodward Light Rail run down the center of the street or along the curb? It’s the one issue that divides advocates for improved transportation options in metro Detroit.The center-run alternative has vocal supporters, but Dan Gilbert stepped forward recently to offer a full-throated defense of the curbside option.”Read the rest here.
Up the middle or down the sides? These are good conversations to be having about light rail along Woodward. Far better than the ifs, maybes, and “I don’t knows” of the past.
(Ed. Note: As a former Portlander, I can attest to the claim that there’s no way you can correlate Woodward’s bi-directional boulevard with the Rose City’s transit corridors. It is, indeed, comparing apples to oranges.)
Excerpt:
“Should the proposed Woodward Light Rail run down the center of the street or along the curb? It’s the one issue that divides advocates for improved transportation options in metro Detroit.
The center-run alternative has vocal supporters, but Dan Gilbert stepped forward recently to offer a full-throated defense of the curbside option.”
Read the rest here.
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