The Draft Environmental Impact Study for the Woodward Light Rail project was just released and can be downloaded at the project's website. This is the first draft of the federal environmental impact study, which needs to be completed before federal funds can be used for the project. The report is broken up into several sections and provides an extremely detailed analysis of the possible impact of a list of factors, such as noise and vibrations, on buildings and neighborhoods along the route. Also, if you go to the "Public Documents" section of the website, you can download maps of the proposed route, including three potential Downtown routes for the south end of the track.
According to Model D, the final version of the report is expected to be submitted in May after the public presentation and review of the first draft. Hopefully, construction will begin at the end of 2011. The public comment period goes until March 14, according to the project website, and formal presentations are being given on February 12 at 11am and 4pm at the main branch of the Detroit Public Library.
Like I said, this is actually happening.
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