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Detroit has an incredible precedent for transportation options beyond the automobile. In fact, Detroit was home to the largest municipally-owned streetcar system in the country during the 1920's. Transit built the backbone of the city and allowed Detroit to grow in a way it has not been able to since.

From horse-drawn streetcars on Jefferson to the quiet and efficient Interurbans that whisked passengers from downtown Detroit to Flint or Mt. Clemens to the comprehensive web of streetcar and coach lines that criss-crossed the city. Detroit invested in and evolved a system to be proud of. Looking forward, the region can again look to transit as an economic engine to rebuild and renew its heart, Detroit.


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