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Originally Posted by wolverine
I can't remember, did Compuware construction prevent the DPM from doing a full circuit? I mean all they did was built around the track, they didn't even reconstruct the station.
Building the new track and station for the RenCen was a bit of an annoyance. You would get on at Greektown, and it would go to Bricktown, and then back to Greektown. It was really pointless to ride it during that year.
Although, I used to think it was pointless to ride it in general, I think it is very succesful in its current configuration for major events downtown. It's nice to be able to park over on Washington, go to a Tigers game, then walk to Greektown, and then take the DPM back.
I also noticed the DPM just doesn't seem as empty as it used to be in past years. Hopefully ridership will continue to increase in the meantime.
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I don't believe it was ever shut down for any extended amount of time during the building of the Compuware Garage, but I can't be sure of that.
Yeah, it's always been more than "a tour of downtown," though, it's really good for that, too. Considering all of the different sports and convention crowds it serves, year round, I can't imagine downtown without it. I still think the expansion capturing another demographic by taking it through the Midtown caputring the cultural center, WSU, and DMC crowds would be a good idea.