John Frum Thinking. If we build it they will come only works in the movies.
They should concentrate on currently needed infrastructure like the International trade crossing bridge. As the economy grows as a result of that, then they can look at whether they need light rail.
Until them, privately owned bus companies like the Detroit Bus company are the way to go.
There is a small amount of irony in the fact that, if I move to the area of Detroit I like the most (Corktown), I’ll be able to ride this into the city when my car gets stolen. ;)
Don’t think I’d pick DBC if I really had to ride the bus there, honestly . . .
Funny thing is, when politicians were dismantling streetcar systems, they were selling the whole “privatization” angle versus power company “monopolies” running the streetcars (in many, but not all cases). But not long after that, the cities (and the state in some cases, e.g. New Jersey) took over the bus systems, which was worse than the prior setup.