Filmmaker Aaron Woolf, who spoke here in Detroit about his documentary "Beyond the Motor City" last month, says that the Detroit has something to teach to America.
Excerpt from
Minnesota Public Radio:
Aaron Woolf doesn't deny Detroit was a mess, even before the collapse
of the car industry. However, he argues that just as Detroit led the
nation in transportation in the 20th century, it could be the model for
the 21st century.
"Detroit is an amazing story," he
says. "Detroit has lived the highest highs and the lowest lows of our
transportation choices."
Woolf's film, "Beyond the Motor
City," shows how Detroit was once hailed for its streetcar and railway
system in the 19th century. Most of that disappeared as the city's
thriving auto factories churned out cars, which reshaped the whole of
America.
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