[LMich]

Let's just hope you're wrong about #1.

As for #2, the Woodward Line will replace the current DDOT bus route (I believe it's their busiest line), and they've projected a growth for the line (22,200 a day by the time this opens), a little low to start, but enough, obviously, to justify a line in their eyes. Like any light rail line, a lot of this is about creating demand. If Baltimore can get away with a 20 mile lightrail line that only runs 32,100 people a day, and Cleveland gets away with an 18 mile line that carries just over 12,000 a day, Detroit can definitely start out with an 8 miles line that carries 22,200 a day. And, that's just within the city of Detroit. You take it north of 8 Mile, and you get into a whole other ball game.

As for the "airport line" it's an Ann Arbor to Detroit line that happens to make use of the airport stop. They are counting on more than just air traffic to make the line work. It's also starting off with just a few commuter trains. Read the actual articles above.