Detroit: Light Rail at Last?

Detroit could break ground on the first phase of a long-planned light-rail project along one of its main thoroughfares by the end of the year, Mayor Dave Bing said last week.

Bing said he was optimistic the city would receive the federal funding necessary to advance the project, which is backed by both private and public ­money.

The federal government is “very committed to help us, not only with the financing of the light-rail system going up on Woodward Avenue, but also really getting involved in terms of design,” Bing told a business gathering, according to local reports.

Private business groups have provided most of the financing necessary for the first phase of the project, a 3.4-mile ­section of rail.

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