US Light Rail News
News from Detroit, Denver and Minneapolis
Detroit:
The Republic, Columbus Indiana
City schedules neighborhood meeting on proposed $25 million light rail project in Detroit
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2e8de5cf80324a10a7ace0814c52098a/MI–Light-Rail-Detroit/
DETROIT ai??i?? City transportation officials are scheduled to meet with Detroit residents at Mount Olive Baptist Church to answer questions and give details about a proposed light rail project along Woodward Avenue.
http://www.woodwardlightrail.com/HomeNew.html
The meeting Thursday is to feature discussion of the rail’s three downtown options.
Project overview:
http://www.woodwardlightrail.com/ProjectOverview.html
Denver:
urbandesign Podcast
Union Station redevelopment round table discussion
http://urbandesignpodcast.com/podcasts/2011/podcast121.html
Denverai??i??s Union Station redevelopment will create a new gateway to Downtown Denver and the region and re-energize Denverai??i??s historic train station. As the hub of RTDai??i??s expanding transit system.
http://www.rtd-denver.com/lightRail_subHome.shtml
the $480 million project includes a new RTD light rail station, a new underground RTD regional bus terminal, and a new commuter rail station for RTD and Amtrak, along with several new signature public spaces. Hosted by Ken Schroeppel, creator of DenverUrbanism.com, our roundtable conversation about the Union Station project includes Anne Hayes, chair of Union Station Advocates, and Bill Mosher, ownerai??i??s representative for the Denver Union Station Project Authority.
Minneapolis:
Twin Cities Daily Planet
Central Corridor construction kicks off on University, Washington Avenues
As construction of the Central Corridor light rail train gets into full swing, many changes have already started to appear on Washington Avenue and University Avenue. Ai??As a University of Minnesota student, I come into contact with the construction daily. Ai??Some construction has caused sidewalk closures, forcing pedestrians to change their routes. Ai??Also, traffic has been squeezed into single lanes, making travel times longer.
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