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# What if Detroit had built a subway? (ft. Jake Berman)
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/what-if-detroit-had-built-a-subway-ft-jake-berman/
- Published: 2023-11-09T17:10:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-27T22:45:43.000Z
- Author: Jer Staes
- Tags: Lost Subways of North America, Jake Berman

Metro Detroit may have been a very different place if a dedicated subway, light rail or elevated system had been built at one of the many opportunities, all the way up to the 1970s.

I talk with the author of the “Lost Subways of North America,” which covers our continent’s aversion to mass transit. But it’s not all doom and gloom – some cities are stepping forward, and Detroit and Metro Detroit can, too.

Book: [ https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo206950010.html](https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/L/bo206950010.html?ref=dailydetroit.com)

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