[Darren McCarty]

This is something that's been talked about for years. The train will run through Northfield Township where I live. I see no reason to support a rail project that goes from Ann Arbor to largely rural Livingston County. The train starts at Northeastern Ann Arbor and stops at Whitmore Lake, Hamburg, some place west of Brighton, and ends up in Howell. I don't expect many people to ride this a day. Nothing against Howell, but why would anyone in Ann Arbor go to Howell.

Now this project is talking about a millage tax. I don't think so. Northfield Township shouldn't pay a dime. From what I hear from friends of mine in Brighton which apparently is not on the train line, they think this project is a joke as well.

[cripplecreek]

What percentage of Michigan citizens will utilize it? I'm guessing under .1%. Let the riders fund it.



Michigan legislative action thread

[MeshugeMikey]

Oh My This Being APRIL FIRST....I misread the headline as L

Will commuter rail service between Ann Arbor and Hawaii.... require a new tax?, “

Thanks!

[Larry Lucido]

If not, Howell they pay for it?

(Sorry)

[MeganC]

The reason to build this is simple: The construction jobs will be union and the railroad workers will be union, too.

[Abathar]

So people in Brighton and all points around will drive to the train station, get on then go through all the trouble of getting to where they want in A2 or simply jump on 23 and be there in 20 minutes.

Going to be a whole lot of empty cars. They are closing down the line between Indianapolis and Chicago next week because it is less than 750 miles and isn’t subsidized. How the hell is that train going to not be a boondoggle like the peoplemover was?

[CSM]

Rail is one of the least productive methods to transport people and the fools that keep on pushing for it are simply fools. I find it humorous that the “progressives” always want to revert to 1850’s technology!

[madison10]

We don’t need it. Ann Arbor-ites can drive and car pool like the rest of us. Waste of money and loss of goo dland.

[FrdmLvr]

What is going on at the 23 and I96 junction at Brighton? They've got all the trees torn out around there and huge earth moving equipment and all kinds of steel structures going up. Is that part of it?

I know, I couldn't think of two more divergent populaces than Howell and Ann Arbor.

[Hot Tabasco]

Raise the city income and property taxes on all the Ann Arborites if they want the service so bad