Trolley

Underused Underground D.C. Station Could See New Life As Art Space

An underground trolley station in Washington D.C. that later had a turn as a short-lived underground food court is being eyed by local artists as a possible site for a new underground cultural center and art space.

26 January 2010 - 6:00am

The Washington Post

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Ian Sacs

LBI, NJ Bridge Plans To Worsen Traffic

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 05:11

New Jersey's prized gateway communities along Long Beach Island - South Jersey's extra-special vacation spot better known to the planning community for its prescient example as human habitation threatened by natural erosion in Ian McHarg's planning tome “Design with Nature” - are facing an entirely man-made threat in the form of ill-conceived plans to effectively double the roadway “capacity” of the one and only bridge connecting this 18 mile barrier island to the mainland. If NJDOT is left to its own devices, and local community officials rush them along, a proposed new bridge will have the complete opposi

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Historic Trolleys Almost Scrapped

St. Joseph, Missouri, facing low ridership on its historic trolleys, put them in storage. Five years later, the city is unsure what to do with their non-working streetcars.

24 June 2009 - 10:00am

St. Joseph News

Boise Hopes to Bring Back Trolley

Boise is hoping to follow on the coattails of Little Rock in bringing back a long de-commissioned trolley system to the city's downtown.

10 June 2008 - 7:00am

The Idaho Statesman

The Pains of Popularity

San Diego's downtown trolley service is becoming too popular, causing officials to propose equipment upgrades to handle the rising crowds. But the bigger trolleys will take out some car lanes and affect traffic lights, and many are unhappy about it.

21 March 2008 - 5:00am

San Diego City Beat