
02/15/2018
Seattle Group Wants to Bring Back Historic Trolleys
Seattle Group Wants to Bring Back Historic Trolleys
Streetcar nostalgia is alive and well in the Emerald City.
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Seattle Group Wants to Bring Back Historic Trolleys
Streetcar nostalgia is alive and well in the Emerald City.
Dallas will build a new subway and streetcar line - Dallas News http://ow.ly/VXnK30fheF3
This post will be updated as additional information becomes available. After years of debate the Dallas City Council moved one step closer...
As President Trump looks to wall off Mexico, El Paso and other cities move to strengthen economic and cultural collaboration.
8 U.S. cities betting on streetcars http://ow.ly/SKrF30cgE4B
The slow-moving streetcars are more about spurring development in new parts of the city than providing fast transportation options.
Enough With the Gondolamania Already - Streetsblog http://ow.ly/GrSp30aWJ57
In American cities, gondolas have mainly served as a distraction from bigger problems facing urban transit systems.
If a city of 10k can do it, why not a city of 1.4 mil? Historic streetcars connect'g Gaslamp, Balboa Park, Uptown http://ow.ly/55CI30azsKa
The Astoria Riverfront Trolley is a 3-mile (4.8 km) heritage streetcar line that operates in Astoria, Oregon, United States, using former freight...
Fact or Fiction: Auto industry moguls conspired to kill LA's streetcars? http://ow.ly/VICd307zvCn
L.A.'s streetcar system was the envy of the world in the early 20th century. But who really killed off the network so that cars could rule the roads?
San Diego's Michael Stepner and Howard Blackson propose a way to both keep SD High School and restore the park http://ow.ly/PkKi304W93z
Measure I is about whether to allow San Diego High to remain in Balboa Park, forcing voters to choose between education and recreation. But there...
The Case for Taking the Trolley for More Than Your Work Commute - Thrillist thx to http://ow.ly/nu2Z304g59j paul jamason
And the neighborhoods you should take it to.
After Epic Struggle, the Cincinnati Streetcar Is Finally a Reality | Streetsblog.net http://ow.ly/NxMr304d9Ce
What a long, difficult journey it’s been for streetcar advocates in Cincinnati. After battling an extremely hostile state government, the project...
Freeway cap projects in the news - Atlanta is calling their's the "Stitch," SD hopes to "Heal the Gash" http://ow.ly/FEFu303JBg3
An alliance of neighborhood boosters and downtown landowners is pushing an ambitious new proposal, bearing an estimated price tag of $300 million....
With weekend riders leading the way, the Kansas City Streetcar is surpassing ridership expectations three months into its existence.
There is a better plan that accomplishes the parking, the pedestrian orientation, and so much more without disfiguring Cabrillo Bridge: Extend the park with a freeway cap over I-5 to reconnect the park with DT, build 2 levels of parking underneath (Rob Q says it can be done), put Ron Roberts gondola terminus station on top, and Christian Chaffee's class-1 spreckles streetcars as people movers from the parking to the Plaza. Everybody gets something. Much can be done around Park Blvd / FL Cyn too, especially with the SDHS lease expiring - can keep SDHS but with mitigation for use of park land. Go to the Heal the Gash Facebook Group and ask to join. http://ow.ly/1XIi3022cTq
Ladies and germs, we’ve jumped forward to the past, to a land once thought abandoned after the previous mayor, otherwise odoriferous, did one thing...
Thriving tram networks in Toronto and Melbourne | Guardian http://ow.ly/rST8301UUJU
Letters: The survival and expansion of Toronto’s trams, on a continent enamoured with the private automobile, casts doubt on Christian Wolmar’s...
Downtown San Diego Mobility Plan – to Council June 21st (via Bill Keller) http://ow.ly/yJ7C301nT0u
After months of discussion and several revisions, the Downtown Mobility Plan goes to the San Diego City Council on June[Read More...]
Many Americans Live Near Transit, But Few Live Close to Good Transit | Streetsblog.net (but SF #1, NYC #2) http://ow.ly/VIyH3019eI8
In major American cities, most people live close to some type of transit service, but buses or trains that run every 15 minutes or less are much...
How parking undermines transit - a National City CA example http://ow.ly/aZuq300Z58s
If ever a housing development was ripe to cut down on parking spaces, it would be National City’s Paradise Creek. Yet a push from the city to...
State threatens to close Atlanta streetcar - AJC http://ow.ly/GEyY300S5XS
State regulators have threatened to shut down Atlanta’s troubled streetcar unless the city resolves a slew of problems outlined in recent audits.
A look at the difference between successful and not-so successful new streetcar projects. http://ow.ly/qbIM300cfjx
A slate of new rail projects — mostly mixed-traffic streetcars, but that’s not the only way to mess up — are attracting embarrassingly few...
Los Angeles and the 'great American streetcar scandal' - Guardian http://ow.ly/4nsrSi
When LA was stripped of its beloved streetcar in the 1960s, the city was quickly thrust into a traffic-clogged world of private cars and diesel...
Paris has one of the world's great subway systems. Beyond its truly impressive coverage and service quality, here are eight wonderful details about...
Be sure to stop by Trolley Barn Park in University Heights this Saturday for a 25th Anniversary Celebration! There will be lots of great activities for the whole family. Plus, there's never really a bad day to take in the sun at this excellent public space. Details at the link below.
University Heights Community Association located in San Diego, California
How Metro plans to reinvent Union Station from transit hub to urban destination - LA Times via Jonathan P. Bell
http://ow.ly/10x5py
On busy mornings, thousands of travelers pass through Los Angeles Union Station, rushing toward the Metro subway and pushing suitcases across...
How SANDAG Worked The Media On Transportation Plan - KPBS http://ow.ly/10te0B
The San Diego Association of Governments spent a half million dollars on outside consultants to craft a media strategy to help win support last...
"Heading For Chula Vista" by Ken Eberts
Plus a British commission urges a fast track for London's Crossrail 2, and more in our weekly New Starts.
Expert business coverage of San Diego County's growth and development, including the latest in commercial real estate.
The Role of Highways in American Poverty - The Atlantic
http://ow.ly/ZGaNW
They seemed like such a good idea in the 1950s.
Seattle’s S.L.U.T. streetcar causing a stir
Officially, it’s the South Lake Union Streetcar. But in the neighborhood where the new line runs, it’s called the South Lake Union Trolley — or, the S.L.U.T.
op-ed: Boston shouldn’t derail Mattapan trolley - The Boston Globe http://ow.ly/ZumAr
Once you pull up those tracks, you’re going to regret it.
SD Urban's latest round up of urban neighborhood design happenings http://ow.ly/ZetaA
The San Diego Museum of Art installed several sculptures in Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama last month for their “Art of the Open Air” exhibit, and I...
Gondola downtown to Balboa Park = transpo but historic streetcar = transpo + street activation. http://ow.ly/Z1RA3
Supervisor Ron Roberts said, I think the skyway will be done before the stadium.
A Few Red Cars Will Return to LA
The Red Cars will be part of the redesigned Ports O' Call Village in San Pedro.
Will Congress Keep TIGER Going? | Streetsblog.net http://ow.ly/YJ77D
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced this week that U.S. DOT is seeking applications for $500 million in TIGER grants — the eighth round...
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