(Source: Detroit Free Press, June 20, 2012)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made clear Tuesday, he’s a fan of the proposed Woodward Avenue streetcar line and would love to help fund it, as long as state legislators, local officials and investors can convince him that millions of dollars in federal aid would be well spent on the project.
That may be harder than it sounds, however, with LaHood’s letter to the investment group behind the $137-million, 3.3-mile line calling for “a credible plan” for covering operational costs — suggesting its 1,200-page initial proposal didn’t measure up.
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