The Detroit News. The downtown People Mover has the Renaissance Center, home to General Motors Corp. , as one of its stops. The People Mover, already beset with low ridership, is scheduled to shut down April 2001, said Maxine Davis, spokeswoman for the system. A decision on how long it will be closed is expected to be finalized in negotiations next week, she said. We will have more information by the end of the week.
Nothing is final yet.
Shutting down the People Mover would be another setback for the elevated train that runs throughout downtown, and a blow to the Greektown Casino scheduled to open Nov. 10. That would be devastating for us and lots of businesses downtown will be affected. In October 1998, implosion of the Hudson's building damaged the track and caused service to cease for two months. Despite the opening of Comerica Park and other downtown developments, People Mover ridership for fiscal year 1999-2000, which ended June 30, was 1,485,832. The city is expected to increase shuttle service while the People Mover is closed, Davis said.