Blueprint America: Beyond The Motor City

Monday, February 8 at 10:00 PM
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“Beyond the Motor City” asks whether it’s time to fundamentally change the way Detroiters — and by extension all Americans — get around. Detroit is seen as the crucible in which the nation’s ability to move toward a modern transportation infrastructure is put to the test. The documentary shows how investments in the past — beginning with the construction of canals in the 18th century — profoundly shaped Detroit’s physical layout, population growth and economic development. Before it was dubbed the Motor City, Detroit was home to the nation’s most extensive streetcar system. In fact, it was the vast network of streetcars that carried workers to the area’s many car factories. And it was the cars made in those factories that would soon displace the streetcars in Detroit — and in every major American city.

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