Finally moving people...

There was a time that the Detroit People Mover was considered a regional eyesore. Neat, efficient and inexpensive, it was designed to navigate people around the downtown core. Unfortunately, there weren't enough "sights" that were on the route, to really make it profitable and show how it could affect traffic. And most of the area's professional sport teams arena's were too far away to get any real use out of it...As a result, for more than a decade after it's 1987 grand opening, the People Mover sat nearly useless But then the former "Coma" came...And then ford field came to downtown along with the Casino's and well, finally, the masses came...Suddenly the People Mover was moving people, and its still just 50 cents!!!! Unreal! 22 years in the making and inflation still hasn't caught up with it...Anyways....
Despite it apparently working out, and finally making a penny or 2, the People Mover is still half of what it could be. Another 6-10 miles of track (at a price that very well could come in at fewer billions of Dollars than they think) could really make something out of the People Mover and maybe something out of Detroit. How much more we wont know until we would see their first idea's, but, I think it could be done, and done well..I wish I could say that I believed in Detroit's ability to make something like this happen, but I don't, sad but true. I just don't have the faith that those who need to will change their old world ways and allow for The "D" to be reborn...The People Mover is finally moving people (and making a profit?), but I think it's too late for it to help save the city...sad, but true.