Today is the grand opening for the QLine, Detroit’s 3.3-mile, mixed-traffic streetcar on Woodward Avenue. It’s getting tons of local press attention, but TransitCenter reports that the Motor City’s true transit renaissance is not due to the streetcar, but the city’s successful, under-the-radar turnaround of its bus system.
Since the first week he took office in January 2014, Mayor Mike Duggan has focused on improving buses, which “are now offering the most reliable service the city has seen for years,” TransitCenter writes.
