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Enhanced passenger rail service could generate $23.1 billion in Midwest, $3.5 billion in Michigan

Improved passenger rail service offers a convenient, alternative way to travel, which translates into substantial economic benefits for users, communities and states, according to a new report issued by the nine states participating in the Midwest Regional Rail Initiative (MWRRI). Enhanced passenger rail service provided by a 3,000-mile Midwest Regional Rail System (MWRRS) could generate

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Streets as Places

"If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places."  – Fred Kent, Project for Public Spaces New York City, London, Paris, Shanghai, Copenhagen. These world-class cities have begun to dramatically rethink the design of their streets and public squares.

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