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In Denver's Transit Breakthrough, A Lesson For Detroit

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Keith Schneider
19 June 2005 - 9:00am

FasTracks is the foundation for a new growth strategy.

The story of how Denver decided to develop a new growth strategy by investing billions in its modern FasTracks public transit system is a lesson in governance, economics, social values, and politics. As southeast Michigan and most of the state's other metropolitan regions fall behind in a global race for competitiveness, Denver's experience could provide clues about how to catch up.

Full Story: In Denver’s Transit Breakthrough, A Lesson For Detroit
Source: Michigan Land Use Institute, June 18, 2005
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