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The Regional Transit Authority meetings will be holding
public meetings on the master plan at various locations in the City. One of them will be on
Thursday June 23rd, 2016 at the Northwest Activities Center 18100 Meyers Detroit, MI 48235 starting
at 6pm. This project will create opportunity for jobs and new housing in
Northwest Detroit. It is very important for Detroit residents to take notice
and be a part of the solution for the future of the city. Developers are already planning for the
future now by redesigning neighborhoods and empty land like the old Michigan
State Fairgrounds property. If you miss this meeting, this is the RTA Community Meetings Schedule Website Link:
This development includes the Amtrak Rail Station as proposed
by the Magic Plus/Redico LLC Development Group. This station will replace the facility
on Milwaukee and Woodward which is handicapped unfriendly, and has poor access
to trains. Detroit residents should not
have to travel to Dearborn to catch a long distance train to Ann Arbor,
Chicago, or anywhere else. There will be
state of the art Movie Theater with plush seating and reclining chairs to watch
your movie. The adjoining entertainment
complex along with other major retailers and affordable housing will make this
the hot spot of the City.
Citizens will have easier access to rapid bus and
light rail transportation. Southeastern Michigan along with the rest of the
state is light years behind with regional and statewide transportation. Large companies and corporations will be able
to build the train cars, the rails, and build the system and employ lots of
people doing new things. One of the Big
Three Automakers like Ford or GM will have to add an extra line in their plants
to build rail cars. Something like GM
Bus and Rail Division with workers travelling back and forth from Detroit to
Lansing, Grand Rapids and back.
Currently, The City of Detroit has over 11,000 vacant office
buildings that were built for businesses that come and go frequently. Therefore we do not need any more additional
office space at the State Fairgrounds location. Dan Gilbert is doing very well
in that area of office building construction. We need to build up the
neighborhoods by fixing the one that we live in now in Northwest Detroit. The
area of John R, Woodward from 8 mile to 6 mile, has a varying quality of life
from elegant homes to squatters and heroin addicts roaming the street. It is also a critical hub for omni-directional
transportation at Woodward and 7 mile in Detroit.
The benefit to the community of this Regional Transit
project is that it will provide for omni-directional transportation in
Southeastern Michigan. Detroit to Ann
Arbor, Metro Airport, and back is very possible. This project must include an
investment into educational institutions like Detroit Public Schools holding
training programs. Certified and qualified
teachers will train students with help from Trade Union Apprentice programs
that will construct homes, fix roads, and other building jobs when the project is finished.
Co-Partners Earvin Johnson and Marvin Beatty has committed to hire and educate
Detroit Public Schools young men and women to participate in this project.
Councilmember Pro-Tem Cushingberry and Magic Plus/Redico members are
strongly recommending that you attend and find out what is going on.
