Streetcars
OKC streetcar will stay fare-free after ridership shot up 74%
The downtown streetcar saw a surge in ridership after it eliminated fares in January.
Kansas City completes riverfront streetcar extension
The streetcar line carries a third of the region's transit riders.
MARTA Streetcar Returns February 3
Streetcar service in Atlanta was suspended for five months for repairs and upgrades.
Kansas City Streetcar Doubles Ridership After Expansion
Daily weekday ridership on the system jumped from 4,000 to 10,000 after the Main Street extension opened in October.
Oklahoma City Streetcar Goes Fare-Free in January
The system saw its highest ridership ever in the last fiscal year.
Budget Cuts Kill DC Streetcar a Year Ahead of Schedule
The line was originally slated to end service in 2027, but funding cuts will force its closure next March.
Omaha Mayor’s Proposal Would Build 1,900 New Housing Units Along Streetcar Line
Mayor Ewing introduced a new plan that would allow the city to begin distributing affordable housing financing as early as next year.
Houston Construction Reveals Former Streetcar Rails
Road construction workers dug up buried streetcar rails and brickwork paving.
Chicago’s Ghost Rails
Just beneath the surface of the modern city lie the remnants of its expansive early 20th-century streetcar system.
Mass Transit and Manure: New York’s Lost Era of Horse-Drawn Streetcars
For all the problems we have with today's mass transit system, at least we no longer have to deal with the smell and literal waste of the modern bus and light rail systems' predecessors: horse-drawn streetcars.
A History of Public Transit Disinvestment in the US
The Union of Concerned Scientists takes us on a “trip down memory ‘train,’” examining the history of public transit, including its chronic disinvestment and perpetuation of racism, from the 1800s to today.
Atlanta’s Transit Past, Present, and Future
The city once had an extensive streetcar system. Can it revive public transit once again?
The Variable Benefits of Streetcars
An analysis of several streetcar systems shows that they bring different benefits based on a community’s goals.
El Paso Streetcar Marries History, Mobility, and Economic Development
The city’s streetcar line, defunct since 1974, is moving thousands of riders through a newly revitalized downtown.
Omaha Streetcar Breaks Ground
The city aims to bring back its once-extensive streetcar network.
New Orleans Uses AI To Improve Traffic Safety
A new platform uses technology to improve traffic flow and reduce the risk of collisions with streetcars.
Atlanta Streetcar Expansion Still Moving Forward
MARTA has drastically reduced its plans to construct new rail transit, but one project still has political support from the top at City Hall.
What Should Transit on the BeltLine Look Like?
Supporters of a proposed streetcar extension argue that Atlanta’s popular BeltLine corridor was always meant to include transit, making it more than just a recreational area.
Warren Buffett, Streetcar Skeptic
Warren Buffett, bus service supporter?
Boosters Hope Streetcar Could Breathe New Life into Downtown Seattle
Supporters of a stalled streetcar project say reviving the line would create more transit connections and boost economic development in the area.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
