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Michigan Central Station Status Updates

The following is being re-posted with permission of John Mohyi, the chap heading up the efforts at Michigan Central Station. I’m glad to report that great progress is being made, ideas are coming into the fold, and more people are getting involved.

Since our strategic grassroots restoration effort to save the Michigan Central Station (MCS) began on June 30th 2009 volunteers have eliminated nearly three dumpsters worth of debris, planted over 1,000 flowers, and inspired a sense of hope in the heart of Detroit.

I have been working closely with the station owners, students, residents, businesses, elected officials, organizations, and volunteers to secure the future of the station. Many individuals have come out of the woodwork and needless to say we could never have made it this far without them.

To me the Michigan Central Station is a symbol for the city of Detroit. At one point it was known for its greatness and then slowly it slipped away into the decrepit state that exists today. It seems as if the more debris we remove from the building, the more corrupt and incompetent politicians we remove from office in the city of Detroit. After we remove the debris is when the real work begins.

After this Friday, July 10th, the MCS project will move into its next phase. In addition to various skilled volunteers, Home Depot corporate has expressed interest in sponsoring our efforts by providing equipment and professional volunteers to help us achieve our objectives. Assuming everything goes according to plan it will not be very long until the station comes to life. For this part of the volunteer effort we will need volunteers who are 18 and older with a decent background in construction.

Once the building is safe and secure, we will need skilled artists to help with the aesthetics of the building. I envision the second main room with the metal roof as a giant mural. As you can imagine this will be an enormous project and the College of Creative Studies (CCS) will likely play a key role.

In addition to saving the Michigan Central Station itself I am in the process of creating a proposal for a state of the art high speed train for the MCS. From my understanding the MCS is the only place in North America where five separate railroad tracks come together. This would make it ground central in the American high-speed train effort. The first project should be to connect Detroit with Chicago. From there we can expand to Toronto (which is made more attractive considering the Detroit International Bridge Co. already owns the bridge and can easily accommodate high-speed train tracks given the early stages of construction on the second bridge), Ann Arbor, Lansing, New York, and Washington D.C.. The current obstacle with implementing a high speed train is that the technology is prohibitively expensive. It just so happens that I am an inventor by nature and like all seemingly complex problems the solution I came up with is deceptively simple. I cannot share it with you at this time, but essentially it will be faster, safer, and cheaper to implement (in theory). If you would like to help me design and prove my theory please feel free to shoot me an email at JcMohyi@Gmail.com

In return for all the help Senator Cameron Brown has provided in helping us get where we are I would like to try and return the favor. He is currently running for Secretary of State and if you would so kindly vote for him on http://gopyouth.org/ I am sure he would greatly appreciate it.

Last but not least if you have not already signed up to volunteer on www.SaveMichiganCentral.com please do so. Signing up puts you on the official volunteer email list so we can let you know what volunteer days and events are coming up.

Thanks again for all your work and dedication to the station.

Best Regards,

-John Mohyi
JcMohyi@Gmail.com

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