Is streetcar service possible for Ann Arbor?

Ann Arbor is looking at multiple ways of beefing up its mass transit service, including building a streetcar line. Excerpt: Could a streetcar line be in the cards for Ann Arbor? It’s a distinct possibility according to the Ann Arbor Connector Feasibility Study. The $250,000 study outlines ways to beef up the transportation options on a crescent moon-shaped line. It would connect the Plymouth Road exit for U.S. 23 to downtown. It would also travel further south along South State Street to Briarwood Mall. Eli Cooper, the transportation coordinator conductor for Ann Arbor, notes that route is already heavily traveled by bus riders, often to the point of standing room only. Read the rest of the story here.

Ann Arbor is looking at multiple ways of beefing up its mass transit service, including building a streetcar line.

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Could a streetcar line be in the cards for Ann Arbor? It’s a distinct possibility according to the Ann Arbor Connector Feasibility Study.

The $250,000 study outlines ways to beef up the transportation options on a crescent moon-shaped line. It would connect the Plymouth Road exit for U.S. 23 to downtown. It would also travel further south along South State Street to Briarwood Mall. Eli Cooper, the transportation coordinator conductor for Ann Arbor, notes that route is already heavily traveled by bus riders, often to the point of standing room only.

Read the rest of the story here.

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