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> people mover So I used Mayor "Coleman's Train" a few times. The construction went fairly well, but thugs would wait for the doors to close and mug passengers
by redis_mlc 7y ago
> people mover
So I used Mayor "Coleman's Train" a few times. The construction went fairly well, but thugs would wait for the doors to close and mug passengers. So passengers started to think twice before boarding. :)
The coolest thing about the People Mover was that it cut thru the corner of some buildings - quite an experience!
Ultimately building the RenCen isolated the original outside downtown from the new "RenCen downtown", destroying the original downtown as a destination.
And of course the RenCen elevators were as dangerous as Coleman's Train. Women couldn't use them alone.
The one good thing I can say about violence in Detroit is that AK-47's were never commonly used, unlike LA. You were more likely to get clubbed than shot.
Interesting Wikipedia link below. So the original projection was for 67,700 riders per day, which is laughable, as the popular Caltrain is slightly less than that even today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_People_Mover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_People_Mover