Rail without the FTA: Detroit

[fsujax]

so i wonder if we could get the same type of business support here in Jacksonville? Downtown to Riverside line???

[thelakelander]

I'm planning to check this corridor out in an hour or two. Construction started about a week ago. My family up here has told me that developers have been aggressively buying up as much property as possible within walking distance of the proposed starter streetcar line.

M1 Rail has finally set a date. Construction on the 3.3-mile streetcar system is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 28. According to a press release, Woodward Avenue will be completely closed from Adams to Campus Martius for roughly 120 days. Despite the project's sluggish pace and a setback in funding, M1 still predicts the $160M system will be up and running by late 2016.

full article: http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2014/06/m1-rail-officially-begins-construction-july-28th-for-real.php

[spuwho]

I read about the move forward last week. Curious to see how this proceeds.