Comments on: Detroit region NOW thinks about light rail? http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/18/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/ The Future is Here Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:05:56 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: tootsie http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/18/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-22187 tootsie Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:40:49 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/17/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/#comment-22187 Detroit exemplify your point BroBrown,more than anyplace in America.At present there's no need,no jobs,and no funds for mass transit Detroit exemplify your point BroBrown,more than anyplace in America.At present there's no need,no jobs,and no funds for mass transit

]]> By: brotherbrown http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/18/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-22186 brotherbrown Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:02:15 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/17/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/#comment-22186 Most of the country missed the boat on rail. Somewhere is a book that describes how GM and Standard Oil of California (now Chevron) conspired to remove light rail from Los Angeles in the early years of the 20th century to ensure that they could sell a lot of cars and a lot of gas. Funny thing is, having rail would not have dramatically impacted the growth of the car (and petrol) culture of California, in my opinion. But the corporatists weren't going to risk it.<br><br>I bet if you scratch below the surface, information would emerge that shows the unseen hands of the Big 3 made sure that the rail project was just another white elephant. Most of the country missed the boat on rail. Somewhere is a book that describes how GM and Standard Oil of California (now Chevron) conspired to remove light rail from Los Angeles in the early years of the 20th century to ensure that they could sell a lot of cars and a lot of gas. Funny thing is, having rail would not have dramatically impacted the growth of the car (and petrol) culture of California, in my opinion. But the corporatists weren't going to risk it.

I bet if you scratch below the surface, information would emerge that shows the unseen hands of the Big 3 made sure that the rail project was just another white elephant.

]]> By: gazelledusahara http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/18/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/comment-page-1/#comment-22179 gazelledusahara Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:00:28 +0000 http://blacksmythe.com/blog/2009/03/17/detroit-region-now-thinks-about-light-rail/#comment-22179 I sadly have to agree, There seems to have been talk about it for so long, but some people are so opposed to the idea, I don't get why. I was only the Detroit area for 1.5 years but this issue came up and Michiganders were like, "um, yeah, right." <br><br>A (light) rail system would do much to revive Detroit and connect it to the surrounding areas... but maybe that's what scares people. I sadly have to agree, There seems to have been talk about it for so long, but some people are so opposed to the idea, I don't get why. I was only the Detroit area for 1.5 years but this issue came up and Michiganders were like, “um, yeah, right.”

A (light) rail system would do much to revive Detroit and connect it to the surrounding areas… but maybe that's what scares people.

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