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10/16/2025
Michigan Department of Transportation, city of Detroit and Michigan Central officials yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to begin preliminary assessments for a new multimodal transportation hub located within the 30-acre Michigan Central Innovation District.
The agreement calls for committing $40 million to initial research and engineering for the creation of the hub, which would feature a new passenger-rail and bus transit station, according to a press release issued by Michigan Central, a 30-acre tech and cultural hub in Detroit.
To fund the effort, the partners will use a $10 million federal grant awarded to MDOT and an additional $30 million in state funds.
As envisioned, the hub would serve as a new gateway to the city and state with a direct connection between the Detroit-Ann Arbor Innovation Corridor and Detroit Metro Airport; include an extension of a Chicago-Detroit Amtrak Wolverine train to Windsor and Toronto; and position Detroit and Michigan as a destination for ongoing talent attraction and outside investment.
“As Detroit’s innovation ecosystem grows at an unprecedented rate, our transit infrastructure must evolve alongside it, by linking entrepreneurs and companies to emerging innovation zones and the opportunities they unlock,” said Michigan Central CEO Josh Sirefman. “This is just another step in positioning Michigan Central as the hub that not only connects people to possibility but drives regional growth.”
Opened in April 2023, Michigan Central consists of nearly 250 companies and startups working toward solutions for mobility, technological and societal issues.