Sometimes you think you've seen everything, and then someone swipes an Eminem beat to make a hip-hop video on building light rail along Woodward Avenue, featuring stop-action rapping Lego men and references to famed Detroit mayor Hazel S. Pingree.
"Comments on Woodward Light Rail Alternatives" sounds more like a boring policy paper than a viral video, but producer Joel Batterman is technically accurate in suggesting that running transit lines down the center of Woodward (versus the sides) will save time and increase pedestrian safety. We're all over it. And it's one of the most awesome things you'll watch all week.
Peep the video
here.
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