Streetcar

Los Angeles' Streetcar Plans Under Fire

With available funding from U.S. Tiger grant, Los Angeles has big hopes for its downtown which include a streetcar line that would go from north to south. Critics say the line is redundant of other existing transit.
16 November 2011 - 2:00pm
the transport politic

Streetcars are Go in Cincinnati

In Cincinnati, voters have defeated an attempt to block the city's new streetcar, which now will move forward and could be operational as early as 2013. The new streetcar will link downtown and the uptown district around the University.
11 November 2011 - 9:00am
Sustainable Cities Collective

VIA Clashes With San Antonio City Council Over Wireless Streetcar Plan

VIA Metropolitan Transit Company met with the city council regarding future plans involving a new streetcar line. According to Vianna Davila, "VIA must drastically change its streetcar proposal if it wants the city to help pay for the project."
20 October 2011 - 10:00am
My San Antonio

Momentum Builds Behind Kansas City Streetcar

Despite major resistance for an extended streetcar line, a shorter, 2-mile downtown light rail is quite popular. Supporters say there is a sense of "urgency" behind the project, which could be built as soon as 2015.
24 August 2011 - 6:00am
Kansas City Star

Fort Worth Kills Streetcar Plan

City officials in Fort Worth, Texas, have backed out of plans to build a streetcar downtown.
10 December 2010 - 6:00am
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Atlanta Streetcar Wins Big On Second TIGER Round

Rejected entirely last February for federal funding, planners made two important changes: Scaled down the project considerably, and scaled-up the city's contribution - which says little as their prior contribution had been zero!
24 October 2010 - 1:00pm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Loopy Idea?

It's needed, it's not that expensive, and it's doable. But there's one little problem in New Haven's new streetcar plan.
1 October 2010 - 9:00am
New Urban Network

The Keys To Charlotte's Successful Light Rail

Many things came together for light rail to come to Charlotte, starting in 1996. Key was perseverance by a conservative mayor, a volunteer group that started a historic trolley, voters who supported a sales tax, and experienced transit professionals
8 July 2010 - 5:00am
Grist: Cities of the Future

City Wants $630,000 to Study Streetcar Plan: Student Does It For $987

Daniel Jacobson, an undergrad at Stanford, developed a thorough study recommending everything the City of Oakland would need to build, run and finance a streetcar through its downtown.
11 June 2010 - 11:00am
The San Francisco Chronicle

Nearby Commercial Interests May Be Asked to Fund D.C. Streetcar System

Washington D.C.'s planned 37-mile streetcar system will be a boon to nearby businesses, according to a recent report. As a result, the mayor is pushing a plan that would ask commercial property owners to help fund the system.
20 May 2010 - 9:00am
The Washington Post

Overdue Debut of Austin Light Rail Line

Austin's Capital MetroRail Red Line opens today after two years of delay and budget overruns. Intended as a showcase line, Yonah Freemark claims the line will see very few riders.
22 March 2010 - 2:00pm
the transport politic

Atlanta Keeps Streetcar Hopes Alive

Officials in Atlanta are pushing forward with plans to build a streetcar, despite being left out of a recent federal stimulus-led package of transportation grants.
18 February 2010 - 1:00pm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fareless Square No Longer Fareless

Residents and visitors to downtown Portland have long enjoyed taking buses, LRT, and streetcar within a perimeter known as Fareless Square at no cost. While the MAX and streetcar will remain 'fareless', the bus will cost you. New name: Free Rail Zone
11 January 2010 - 7:00am
OregonLive.com

The Return of Streetcar Architecture

Portland, Oregon sees the revival of building styles not seen since the last time streetcars rolled through the city.
18 June 2009 - 1:00pm
The Oregonian

A Streetcar on 42nd Street?

A nonprofit organization is promoting the idea of closing Manhattan's 42nd St. to traffic and putting in a 2.5 mile street level light rail line.
29 January 2009 - 11:00am
The New York Times
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