&nbsp;Michigan seems to love old technology in the guise of new. Windmills are all the rage, and windmills have existed since the first century Anno Domini. Now, we see them being built en masse in a vain attempt to replace useful energy sources like coal and nuclear.
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<div>And now we have the <a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140808/METRO05/308080029/M-1-Rail-work-force-first-major-Detroit-freeway-closure">Detroit M-1 light rail project</a>. By light rail, I mean trolley. San Francisco and New Orleans have trolleys, and they are iconic. So why not Detroit? Detroit does have very talented graffiti artists that will gives those streetcars that distinctive &quot;D&quot; feel. As those beautifully decorated cars travel down Woodward, the residents of the struggling city can watch the art show as it moves down the 3-mile track. Apparently, buses aren't cool enough to ride, so we need another subsided way for people to go a few miles down the road.</div>
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<div>But don't think we're wasting money. It's only $137 million for that 3-mile track. What else would we spend $137 million on? I suggest carbon frame bikes for all the people downtown. If you get them really nice racing bikes ($2000 apiece), we could get 68,000 of them, and that would help people exercise and lower the city's health bills, since Detroit (and Michigan is general) is among the fattest states. And, at least when the weather is good, they could certainly reach wherever they were going faster than the trolley.</div>
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<div>OK, I admit, I have alternative motives for suggesting the bikes. There would be so many of them stolen and pawned that I could go to Detroit and get a nice bike for cheap.</div>