A2: Commuter Rail

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Crain’s Detroit Business reports that U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick is shifting her support from commuter rail projects, like the proposed Ann Arbor-to-Detroit route, to high-speed rail projects. In a letter sent to Crain’s, Kilpatrick wrote: “I have questioned both publicly and privately why, after more than six-and-a-half years of hard work by me and my staff; a total of $6.5 million in appropriations for this project since 2005; and the strong support of the members of Michigan’s congressional delegation, Southeastern Michigan is still without even the genesis of much-needed commuter rail.” [Source]