Light-Rail in Portland, A model Metro Detroit communities should be using.

***I do not own the rights to the video and not seeking any profits to be made on the video.
PBS currently owns the rights to this video called "Blueprint America: The Future" and they have a wonderful channel that provides education.***

I am putting this video on the internet so people who live in Southeast Michigan can see the benefits of public transit like light-rail. For decades and decades the residents of Southeast Michigan have fought against any kind of public transit.

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[mars71mustang]

I didn't see this video as the answer to all economic challenges we face today. Instead, i saw environmental responsibility, economic sustainability, and an added choice of transportation for Americans. It is a matter of having lots of choices designing our urban spaces that work well along the street and next to a variety of land uses. To simply say one thing comes before the other is totally missing the boat about the complexity that a street car brings to human settlements.

[Leovenous]

Keep in mind two things made the Portland Streetcar development a success: 1, Fast modular construction. 2, The cars were made in the Czech Republic, sidestepping huge union-bloat.

Detroit hasn't been known for avoiding union bloat. Quite the contrary!

[elpresidente2020]

So a rail system is all an economy needs to prosper? That is ridiculous! What a city needs to attract business and grow is to create a positive business climate that encourages entrepreneurship. Once the economy grows a rail system would grow, but it is a later step, not a first step.