Detroit: the railroad to nowhere

When your city’s population has shrunk by half since 1950, thousands of buildings are unoccupied, Hollywood uses it for “urban apocalypse” shots, and it’s earned the title of “Murder Capital of the USA,” what does it need?

No, not a Marine Expeditionary Force, silly! It needs a $500 million light rail project!

That goes nowhere.

Reason.TV has the story:

Yeesh.

(Crossposted at Public Secrets)

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