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Parochial Schooling.
Byline: NATALIE NEFF
Jennifer Granholm, the governor of Michigan, rode the bus to work the other day. The assembled cameras and reporters recorded her clinking quarters into the fare box, accompanied by an audible flourish: clink, "one!'' clink, "two!'' etc. Makes for a sellable, if cheesy, local TV news spot.
The push for more and better mass transit, however, is a noble one. Far too many Michiganders rely on an inefficient, dysfunctional combination of city and suburban bus systems, and in these difficult financial times, their numbers are growing. Budgets for equipment maintenance, infrastructure, development and innovation have not kept paceperhaps not surprising in the birthplace of the American auto industry.
Neither have the promises. Proposals to bring light-rail transit to the Detroit area have circulated since the last original streetcar tracks were torn up by General Motors in the 1950s. Talk of building a line along Woodward Avenue pops up now and then, only to be snuffed by bureaucratic bickering, budget shortfalls or inattention. On top of that, no model for light rail shows potential for self-sufficiency; if we build a system, we face paying for it forever. If there is a rub with ...
- The conductors?(News)(privately funded commuter-rail line on Woodward...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business Shea, Bill February 25, 2008 700+ words
...the plan for a privately funded commuter-rail line on Woodward Avenue. Here's a look at some of the people who might be approached...4,000 employees downtown within four years. Potential mass-transit options were part of the pitch to lure Quicken to Detroit...
- Linking people, places; Plans seek to fill region's gap in mass transit.
- Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business Shea, Bill August 11, 2008 700+ words
...light-rail mass transit to Detroit...or fun. "(Mass transit is) absolutely...rail system on Woodward Avenue will be the...development near mass transit. It would allow...rail line along Woodward Avenue, provide operating...
- Mass transit funds proposed; Bill expands use of state's tax increment...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business Lane, Amy June 23, 2008 700+ words
...the puzzle needed to push forward new mass transit in Southeast Michigan and other parts...help finance a light-rail line along Woodward Avenue, provide operating funds, or support...use policy. The report identified Woodward Avenue, where there are both private and...
- Detroit's absence may delay mass-transit plan.
- Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business Shea, Bill June 22, 2009 700+ words
...the next step for a regional mass transit plan may pass because Detroit...Council's Detroit Regional Mass Transit effort. Hertel's job as CEO...expected to revolve around a Woodward Avenue light-rail line, which would...
- Woodward Avenue Action Association Offers Woodward 200 Merchandise at...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 14, 2007 700+ words
...Mich., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) announced...one of America's greatest byways, Woodward Avenue, during the Woodward Dream Cruise...sleeve embroidered oxfords with Woodward Avenue brand logo (sizes: S, M, L, XL...
- Woodward Avenue Designated as a Michigan Heritage Route; Designation Ceremony...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 27, 1999 700+ words
...Transportation (MDOT) has designated Woodward Avenue, rich in history and culture, as...at Pleasant Ridge Memorial Park (Woodward Avenue and Oakland Park Boulevard). Paul...Oakland County and communities along Woodward Avenue will also be in attendance. Oakland...
- Woodward Avenue Action Association & Gleaners Food Bank Encourage Business...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 2, 2007 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- In Celebration of Woodward Avenue's 200th Birthday, the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) and Gleaners...encourage businesses and organizations along Woodward Avenue to register for the food drive to serve...
- Woodward Avenue Action Association Encourages Metro Detroiter's, Businesses and...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 16, 2007 700+ words
...Mich., July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) is encouraging...along sidewalks on the west side of Woodward Avenue 27 miles from the Detroit River to...the WA3's activities to celebrate Woodward Avenue's 200th Birthday. "Woodward Avenue...
- Woodward Avenue Action Association Encourages Business Owners to Register for...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 11, 2007 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Woodward Avenue's 200th Birthday, the Woodward Avenue Action Association (WA3) is encouraging...one more reason to shop at stores along Woodward Avenue. Consumers who do not have Shop Woodward...
- Manteca roadway to close for months: Quarter-mile leg of Woodward Avenue to...
- News wire article from: Modesto Bee (Modesto, CA) August 4, 2006 700+ words
...for a roadblock. The eastern leg of Woodward Avenue will be closed for four months starting...subdivision under construction south of Woodward Avenue at the southwest corner of the interchange...detours: Westbound: Drivers can take Woodward Avenue for the first several hundred feet...
Source: HighBeam Research, Parochial Schooling.