This kind of system needs to be a regional investment, but the Detroit area has no regional consensus about transit as Vancouver or Toronto does. The city can't really afford these investments on its own, and the suburbs aren't willing to support transit of any kind. They aren't even willing to raise a modest property tax to support decent bus service.
The streetcar being built in Detroit is sponsored largely by private interests who want to develop the Woodward Corridor. It was only able to get built by completely going around Detroit's toxic regional politics.
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