<P> In December 2011 , city and state leaders announced a plan to offer bus rapid transit service for the city and metropolitan area instead of light rail as had previously been proposed . Soon afterwards , M - 1 Rail , a consortium of private and public businesses and institutions in the region , announced the plan for a 3.3 - mile - long ( 5.3 km ) streetcar line along part of the same route as the cancelled light rail plan , connecting the downtown Detroit People Mover to the Amtrak railway station in New Center and the proposed SEMCOG commuter rail system . Quicken Loans bought the naming rights to the line , and announced the name in March 2016 . </P>
<P> In December 2011 , city and state leaders announced a plan to offer bus rapid transit service for the city and metropolitan area instead of light rail as had previously been proposed . Soon afterwards , M - 1 Rail , a consortium of private and public businesses and institutions in the region , announced the plan for a 3.3 - mile - long ( 5.3 km ) streetcar line along part of the same route as the cancelled light rail plan , connecting the downtown Detroit People Mover to the Amtrak railway station in New Center and the proposed SEMCOG commuter rail system . Quicken Loans bought the naming rights to the line , and announced the name in March 2016 . </P>
who paid for the q line in detroit
who paid for the q line in detroit
M - 1 Rail
M - 1 Rail