An Electric Trip To The Past... And The Future

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Morgan Alexander

9 August 2005 - 10:00am

Are yesteryear's electric streetcars still a cost-effective transit solution today?

Morgan Alexander has started a lobbying campaign to persuade local leaders and the Regioanl Transportation Authority to return historic streetcars to Tacoma and, perhaps, surrounding communities.

"A streetcar, Alexander contends, doesn’t require the substantial track and underground reinforcement that light rail does.

Full Story: Adding streetcars not as crazy as it might seem

Source: Tacoma News Tribune, August 8, 2005

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In short, we’ve seen the last of the cheap oil on which we’ve built our economy, our communities, and our daily lives.

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Read the full article, written by Congressman Earl Blumenauer.