Reviving Richmond's Streetcars

As a tool to revive downtown, a retail broker pushes electric streetcars in Richmond.

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October 18, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

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

Richmond, Va. was the first city in the world to have electric streetcars. A leading retail real estate broker in that city pushes for their return to boost economic development. " Our original electric streetcar system outlasted all of the retail projects noted here. Reviving the streetcar is an investment worth pursuing now. Perhaps this is one instance where history repeating itself could actually be beneficial."

Thanks to Garland Pollard

FULL STORY: Richmond's Future Could Ride on Streetcars

Monday, October 14, 2002 in Richmond Business Journal

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