Tagged: woodward avenue light rail

Politics
4:17 pm
Mon July 11, 2011

Detroit light rail in question

Credit John Smaltak / modernstreetcar.org

Federal officials and Detroit civic leaders want to reassure people that a light rail project is still going forward.

Those reassurances come after a week of press reports and swirling rumors that some of the project’s private backers may be pulling out.

A group of private investors had pledged $100 million to finance the Woodward Avenue rail line. That money is crucial for the city to get federal matching grants.

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