If Tampa Builds Trolley, Will Riders Come?

The big question facing the new $53 million Tampa trolley system is the same one that haunted the 1985 $7 million "People Mover" monorail: will enough people pay to ride?

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October 14, 2002, 3:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The success of Tampa's new yellow streetcars, which run on tracks and follow overhead electric wires, hangs entirely on getting people on board. Planners expect 950 people a day to pay an average fare of $1 each to ride between Ybor City and downtown. But that's just a projection.

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Trolley will roll, but will they ride?

Monday, October 14, 2002 in The St. Petersburg Times

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