• The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA), the City of North Kansas City, Missouri (NKC), and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Transportation and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, selected the consultant team led by Kimley-Horn to refresh the feasibility of a streetcar extension over the Missouri River. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • In October, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority, Port Authority, and KCATA issued a request for proposals to assess the feasibility of extending Kansas City's streetcar to connect with Berkley Riverfront Park. (urbanangle.net)
  • The City's public works department is paying for the study, which is estimated to cost $190,000. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • The study was an outgrowth of an original proposal presented to the City's Long-Range Transportation Planning Commission by the non-profit Downtown Trolley Inc. in June, 2000. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • The Minneapolis streetcar route network would extend the reach of the region's existing and planned rapid transit lines by connecting stations in the city's dense urban core. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • These routes are well-designed because they don't duplicate existing or planned light rail lines and they limit themselves to the city's densest areas - exactly where streetcar lines should go if they're going to attract adequate ridership and spur increased development. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • The latter two options would encourage the construction of streetcar lines through the wealthiest areas of the city since it would rely on moving any increases in area property tax receipts from the city's general fund to streetcar construction. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • David Gaspers, a senior planner in the city's planning and development department, said plans for the modern streetcars began in 2008 when Mayor Mike Moncrief and the city council appointed an initial study committee to look at the feasibility of a streetcar system for central Fort Worth. (tcu360.com)
  • Eplan, the former commissioner of Atlanta's Department of Planning and Development, was the principal director of the city's Peachtree Corridor Streetcar Feasibility Study , and in his advocating for an extensive streetcar system he just might be a heretic . (curbed.com)
  • An extension of the Streetcar system into NKC would support major themes in the City's 2016 Master Plan, be a strategic investment in the future of NKC, and provide enhanced multi-modal connectivity across the Missouri River. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • Kansas City's streetcar has been wildly successful at overcoming precisely the two major challenges the riverfront faces. (urbanangle.net)
  • Two weeks into operations of Kansas City's new streetcar, past the pomp and curiosity of the opening weekend, people are riding. (urbanangle.net)
  • Initially estimated to handle around 2,700 passengers per day, Kansas City's streetcar averaged more than 7,000 per day in its first week of operations. (urbanangle.net)
  • The coalition, which is a partnership of 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Downtown Trolley Inc., and the Dane Alliance for Rail Transit - has indicated its support of a regional transportation system and urged public support for regional buses, streetcars and commuter rail as part of the Transport 2020 plan. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • 17.5 km) commuter rail line between East Towne Mall and Greenway Center in Middleton, a streetcar loop in downtown Madison and more bus service throughout the metropolitan area. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • A proposal for a $58-million, four-mile (6.4 km) downtown streetcar system has been abandoned by its champion, Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • A funding study released last week indicates that one line could be funded if the city increases revenues through a 12.5% increase in parking fees downtown as well as either through a dedicated TIF tax-reallocation district in affected areas or a special streetcar benefit zone assessment. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • SARTA is exploring the potential for a streetcar service to connect Stark County's four major economic generators (Downtown Canton, the Pro Football Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Village, the Belden Village area, and Akron Canton Airport. (sartaonline.com)
  • SARTA's consultants have determined that the line could be used by streetcars with only minimal improvements.The line would include several stations in Downtown Canton, stations at 12th Street NW to provide access to McKinley Park and the McKinley National Memorial, and a station at Everhard Road that would provide connections to Belden Village Mall and other nearby development. (sartaonline.com)
  • One mile of new streetcar track would be built to cross downtown Canton, with a second mile of track added to connect from where the rail line crosses Mt. Pleasant Road, at the Stark County Line, to Akron-Canton Airport. (sartaonline.com)
  • SARTA is holding a series of public meetings June 15 and 16, 2022 to discuss a proposed streetcar project connecting Downtown Canton, the Pro-Football Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Village, Belden Village area, and Akron-Canton Airport. (sartaonline.com)
  • The streetcar also would provide park-and-ride shuttle services for major community events including Enshrinement Week and other Hall of Fame/Hall of Fame Village events and events in Downtown Canton, and at other locations along the line. (sartaonline.com)
  • The city of Fort Worth plans to move forward with bringing in a nationally recognized consultant to finalize aspects of a modern streetcar system that would consist of an initial loop through downtown Fort Worth as early as 2014 and possibly connecting to campus in the future, a city official said. (tcu360.com)
  • The committee found the streetcar system to be a feasible option and recommended an initial route spanning from downtown, Gaspers said. (tcu360.com)
  • Historically, streetcars connected downtown Fort Worth to campus during the 1920s, he said. (tcu360.com)
  • one an abandoned streetcar storage and repair facility located in the midst of a downtown neighbourhood, and the other an abandoned brick-making plant located in one of the many river valleys that help define the physical character of the city. (icomos.org)
  • Canton, Ohio's transit agency will study the feasibility of a light rail line between downtown and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (streetsblog.org)
  • Main article: Historic Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • The city of Los Angeles, and several stakeholders began conducting studies and public meetings to identify the feasibility of restoring streetcar service downtown. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • The streetcar restoration efforts will further support in revitalizing Downtown Los Angeles. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • A restoration of the streetcar service is anticipated to underscore the overall renaissance occurring in the downtown area of Los Angeles. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • A collaborative multi-jurisdictional team moves forward with a comprehensive study to connect the existing downtown KC Streetcar line with an extension into North Kansas City. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • The primary study area extends from the existing downtown streetcar line in the River Market, across the Missouri River, to approximately 32nd Avenue in North Kansas City, Missouri. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • The initial study was conducted prior to the opening of the existing downtown Streetcar line. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • City council member Mike O'Brien says that when former mayor Ed Murray broached the kiosk proposal last year, the pitch was that the ad revenues could help pay for the downtown streetcar. (publicola.com)
  • Other modes of transportation have been considered, most notably a downtown streetcar system and BRT along the 6-10 corridor , but both of these are expensive for the limited benefit they provide. (gcpvd.org)
  • In 1920, Carl Fisher opened the Miami Beach Railway, a streetcar that traveled from the Florida East Coast Railway's station in downtown Miami across what is now the MacArthur Causeway and onto Miami Beach, where he owned property. (nextcity.org)
  • [1] The 30-year vision included the addition of light rail lines, commuter rail lines , streetcars in the downtown area, and expanded bus routes. (wikipedia.org)
  • With the advent of inexpensive automobiles and improved roads, transit ridership declined in the 20th century and the streetcar system closed in 1951. (wikipedia.org)
  • The city was also home to one of the country's larger streetcar manufacturers, the Cincinnati Car Company, which produced street-, interurban and rapid transit cars from 1902 until about 1931. (wikipedia.org)
  • After years of studying East Colfax Avenue and gathering significant community input, the City and County of Denver will evaluate a center-running bus rapid transit (BRT) service from Broadway to Yosemite with a dedicated transit lane in each direction. (denvergov.org)
  • In April 2006, the Madison Streetcar Coalition was formed to promote regional transit in Dane County. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • This coalition formed to help bring modern transit, including streetcars, to the region," said Ward Lyles, transportation policy director for 1000 Friends of Wisconsin. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Cieslewicz had been fighting to have the streetcar incorporated into a new Regional Transit Authority that will manage a planned cross-county commuter rail project. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Three other routes would also connect to the light rail line at 5th Street and transform the existing Nicollet Transit Mall into a streetcar route. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • Rio) said it might seem to confusing to the public and the federal government to be concurrently seeking federal funds for a streetcar as well as for a Regional Transit Authority. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Instead of repairing the damaged line, SP petitioned for abandonment at a time when mass transit planning studies were underway in San Diego. (metrojacksonville.com)
  • In light of cheaper light-rail options identified in the MTDB and San Diego County studies, more expensive options such as a proposed $325 million rail-rapid transit line on a new right-of-way to the border seemed less competitive. (metrojacksonville.com)
  • STREETCAR SALVATION-The Historic Trolley Festivals of the 1980s proved the concept that vintage vehicles could be efficient and attractive in regular transit service on Market Street, and provided the impetus for the permanent F-line. (streetcar.org)
  • It helped inspire a proposal by the author of this article, with support from transit activist Maurice Klebolt (who had provoked the vintage streetcar discussion by foisting a Hamburg tram on Muni in 1979) to run a summer 'Historic Trolley Festival' on Market Street in 1983. (streetcar.org)
  • A Seattle construction crew working on a bus rapid transit project uncovered remnants of a 120-year-old streetcar line. (streetsblog.org)
  • This means I get to work on Valley Metro's capital projects which typically are light rail, streetcar or bus rapid transit extensions. (asu.edu)
  • I've also contributed to smaller projects such as an ongoing light rail collisions assessment, transit-time improvement study, gentrification assessment and analysis of the 2019 Origin and Destination Survey. (asu.edu)
  • June 13, 2017 - A study looking at the feasibility of rapid transit on the Peninsula has narrowed 18 potential routes down to three options that could serve key Peninsula destinations and would be eligible for federal funding under the current guidelines. (hampton.gov)
  • Bus rapid transit has emerged as the most likely options in the study, conducted by HRT and the cities of Hampton and Newport News. (hampton.gov)
  • The Los Angeles Railway (also known as Yellow Cars , LARy , and later Los Angeles Transit Lines) was a system of streetcars. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • In cities where the modern streetcar has been introduced, large numbers of riders have willing switched from their automobiles to transit when given that opportunity. (curbed.com)
  • Cincinnati transit planners began advocating light rail in 1993 when the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) recommended a light rail feasibility study for the area along Interstate 71 . (wikipedia.org)
  • The City and County of Denver is working to assess the technical and economic feasibility for development of a "modern streetcar" line on the Colfax Avenue Corridor. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • At its height, the system contained over 20 streetcar lines and 1,250 trolleys, most running through the core of Los Angeles and serving such nearby neighborhoods as Echo Park. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • Aided by an anti-rail stance by the City of Cincinnati and suburbs such as Norwood, the streetcars were quickly phased out after the war in favor of buses and trolley buses, and on April 29, 1951, the last streetcars were retired. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Dane County Board and the Madison City Council have approved a long-range $242-million regional transportation plan that includes light rail, streetcars and an expanded bus network. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Regional rail was backed by Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk, who also opposes streetcars, and competition between her and the mayor over which mode should be built first delayed both for years. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Finally, last June 27, the two leaders announced a truce which allowed commuter rail to come first and the streetcar to be part of a second phase. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • 30 years have passed since San Diego opened its first 15.9 mile starter and Jacksonville ignored Metro Jacksonville's Bob Mann's warning that the skyway would be a failure and that it should be replaced with light rail or streetcars. (metrojacksonville.com)
  • But the streamlined PCC streetcars were supposedly gone for good, stored on a pier pending probable disposal, while gleaming new light rail vehicles glided through the new Muni Metro Subway below Market Street. (streetcar.org)
  • Requires Cherriots to collaborate with Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Quality, local community members, economists and business leaders to study feasibility of developing rail streetcar system in City of Salem. (oregonlegislature.gov)
  • On July 13, the MARTA board voted to go forward with extending the Atlanta Streetcar to the Eastside BeltLine Trail, and then having rail go from Irwin Street to the Ponce City Market. (saportareport.com)
  • Clyde Higgs, president and CEI of Atlanta BeltLine Inc, with his predecessor Brian McGowan at Atlanta Rotary discussing merits of a green rail bed for the streetcar. (saportareport.com)
  • Called Tilikum Crossing, the bridge will carry light rail trains, streetcars, and buses and will feature pedestrian and bike lanes on both sides. (thecityfix.com)
  • They argued that light rail is not workable over the long run, that highway systems are the lifeline of most businesses in the region and in the country, and that a study showed MetroMoves would have an insignificant effect on traffic congestion. (wikipedia.org)
  • One noteworthy Saporta Report guest columnist uses a different metaphor than the "first seed in the garden" one we favor when describing the under-construction Atlanta Streetcar . (curbed.com)
  • Meanwhile, the Estuary Crossing Feasibility Study, done in 2009 , seems to favor a pedestrian and bicycle drawbridge as the long-term solution, but acknowledges that it requires the 'US Coast Guard allows the bridge to remain closed during peak times. (streetsblog.org)
  • A Streetcar Feasibility Study was conducted in 2010, followed by a more detailed 2012 analysis of current and future needs along the Colfax corridor. (denvergov.org)
  • A final corridor would renovate the Midtown Greenway by adding east-west streetcar service from the Lake Street Hiawatha Line Station to the planned Southwest Transitway just west of Lake Calhoun. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • Last week, two City Councilors indicated support for a $200,000 conceptual study of a streetcar line for Charlottesville's West Main Street corridor. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Harrison Rue suggested that if the MPO wanted to add the streetcar project to the TIP, it should be in the form of a mode-neutral corridor study. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Slutzky suggested that MPO staff bring back an amendment to the TIP to add an unfunded corridor study, but to phrase the language in such a way to not jeopardize the RTA discussion. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • He said it would be common to conduct corridor studies at this state of the planning, and that the West Main Corridor needed new infrastructure. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • As you aware, there were streetcar studies done before of the corridor, including video modeling of how it would look on Main Street. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • I think that the political leaders in those communities are going to expect the modern streetcar to come in to their communities before an extension further south and west off of our starter corridor," Burns said. (tcu360.com)
  • My three biggest projects are the Fiesta District Alternatives Analysis, Capital I-10 Extension, and Tempe/Mesa Streetcar Feasibility Study. (asu.edu)
  • We are excited to continue the investigation of a potential streetcar extension north to better connect a rapidly growing North Kansas City and Northland," said Tom Gerend, Executive Director of the KCSA . (kcstreetcar.org)
  • RFI issued to generate information regarding options to support streetcar operations and a new extension. (metro-magazine.com)
  • The first electric streetcars began operation in 1889, and at its maximum, the streetcar system had 222 miles (357 km) of track and carried more than 100 million passengers per year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Construction of a new streetcar system, now known as the Connector, began in 2012. (wikipedia.org)
  • For decades Cincinnati's streetcar system consistently carried over 100 million passengers a year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Cincinnati was one of only three cities in North America whose streetcars used double overhead trolley wire (two wires for each track) and twin trolley poles on each streetcar, the only others being Havana, Cuba, and the small Merrill, Wisconsin system. (wikipedia.org)
  • When Minneapolis released its seven-line network plan for urban streetcars back in 2007, the city appeared to be at the head of its game, likely to follow Portland as one of the first U.S. cities to develop a modern trolley system. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • Slutzky said he would only support the streetcar as an MPO study only if it were in the context of the planning for the entire system. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • He acknowledged that the RTA study is so far mode-neutral, which means no decisions can be made made now about what kind of system should meet the regional needs. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Gaspers said the consultant would examine the possible economic development activity prompted by the streetcar system and devise a business and financial plan that would benefit Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Tarrant County as a whole and anyone else involved with the future development of the modern streetcar system. (tcu360.com)
  • Which had originally been intended for the Key System streetcar system in Oakland. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • When the proposed streetcar was cancelled in 2014 , Board members promised a system that would be just as good, if not better. (arlnow.com)
  • The streetcar also would be a regionally unique transportation alternative, and experience in other cities indicates that the streetcar project also would attract additional development and investment to the economic generator areas and other locations along the line, as well as to the entire region. (sartaonline.com)
  • Even though the initial route would connect nearest to campus at the Cultural District, Gaspers said he did not see why the streetcar line would not connect to the campus in the future. (tcu360.com)
  • He convened a couple dozen civic leaders to discuss the feasibility of a privately financed line that would be turned over in due course to a public operating authority. (kresge.org)
  • In 1981 and 1982, Muni planners called attention to the anticipated end of surface streetcar service by running Muni's restored Car 1 on Market Street and the J-line (adding 1923 Muni car No. 178. (streetcar.org)
  • The Portland aerial tram connects a waterfront streetcar line and protected bike lanes with a hospital. (streetsblog.org)
  • A feasibility study for this line, carried out by Japanese consultants , is expected to arrive in July 2015. (nextcity.org)
  • Some years after the bond issue to build BART and the Muni Metro Subway under Market Street passed in 1962, it became City policy to remove surface streetcars and trolley buses as well from Market Street once the subway opened. (streetcar.org)
  • Mission: Develop a plan for the street car study, conduct the study and issue a report with recommendations to Transport 2020 and the mayor and Council no later than November 1, 2005. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Julian Taliaferro , who was the other member of Council to support a streetcar feasibility study at the June 16 Council meeting, said he changed his mind because of the possibility of developers paying for half the study and the possibility of getting federal funds. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Joel Burns, Fort Worth council member and District 9 representative, said the modern streetcars would help reduce roadway usage and improve air quality for the city while creating huge potential for economic development within the surrounding areas of the streetcar route. (tcu360.com)
  • With $1.6 million in federal funding from the Regional Transportation Council, an additional $200,000 each from a city bond for planning and streetscaping and a general fund donation from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority, Gaspers said the consultant would be brought in to take a closer look at the study committee's proposed plans. (tcu360.com)
  • The City Council passed a resolution Monday that calls for a study into the feasibility of launching a new "Office of Nighttime Economy and Safety. (ajc.com)
  • The size and makeup of the new office could depend on the findings of the study, which is due back to the council with recommendations no later than Nov. 15. (ajc.com)
  • In late 2007, the streetcar proposal was formally shelved due to lack of local consensus on the project. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Connector Study was added to the TIP after the City and the County contributed $250,000 to the project. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • SARTA's consultants are now analyzing the feasibility of the proposed project, estimating the project's costs, the number of riders it would attract, and other potential impacts and benefits. (sartaonline.com)
  • The streetcar project's goals include a desire to connect Stark County's four key economic generators, with the many new jobs and other daily trips expected to be generated by the Hall of Fame Village project serving as a major impetus for the project. (sartaonline.com)
  • Streetcar vehicles for SARTA's streetcar project would be self-powered to avoid using overhead wires like traditional streetcars. (sartaonline.com)
  • Here are a few more quality videos that explain the drivers for this streetcar project and related quality of life issues. (nathanpachal.com)
  • S historic core and connect people to employment centers, shopping districts, civic resources, cultural institutions, historic landmarks and entertainment venues within the project study area. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • Although the streetcar project has been put on hold because of cost overruns, the city is facing another imminent transportation funding challenge: Federal funding for the 2015 Move Seattle levy, which funds transportation projects across the city is falling short of expectations, which could lead the city to look for new revenues to offset some of the shortfall. (publicola.com)
  • The state government declined to pay for a feasibility study to move the project forward, though proponents are still pushing to advance the proposal. (thecityfix.com)
  • VIA's scope included alignment planning, station locations, economic feasibility and project phasing. (via-architecture.com)
  • The City of Vancouver initiated an $8.5 million demonstration project for the Olympics with borrowed Bombardier European Streetcars. (via-architecture.com)
  • It is also the only bike-and-pedestrian drawbridge in the U.S. The bridge to Jack London would be longer, of course, and, according to an initial study, would cost roughly $60 million. (streetsblog.org)
  • They're asking the Cities of Alameda and Oakland to support a feasibility study for a bicycle and pedestrian bridge in the Alameda Countywide Transportation Plan for the next round of funding. (streetsblog.org)
  • The great success of that first festival and the stalwart support of Mayor Dianne Feinstein led to four more summer festivals and irreversible momentum for permanent historic streetcar service, which began on Market in 1995 and was extended to Fisherman's Wharf in 2000. (streetcar.org)
  • The Cincinnati Streetcar documents spoke about 18 hour of service per day. (nathanpachal.com)
  • The agency removed the remaining five streetcar lines (J, P, R, S and V) and two trolley bus lines (2 and 3), replacing electric service with diesel buses on March 31, 1963. (stocksbondsscripophily.biz)
  • The scheduled debut of streetcar service has been knocked back about six months to spring or early summer 2014. (curbed.com)
  • The lines grew until there were 222 miles (357 km) of streetcar tracks in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. (wikipedia.org)
  • On all other North American streetcar systems the rails served as the return path for the electric current collected via the trolley pole, but this requires proper bonding of the rails to prevent stray current from escaping and interfering with nearby utility lines, such as telephone lines. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the meantime, after Ray LaHood took reigns of the federal Department of Transportation, Detroit, Dallas, Tucson, Portland, and New Orleans received millions of dollars for their respective streetcar lines and other cities have applied for $130 million in inner city circulator grants the DOT expects to reward later this year. (thetransportpolitic.com)
  • It would make sense that many of the new lines that would go in place would follow lines that were there, the historic streetcar lines," Gaspers said. (tcu360.com)
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  • The migration of the five existing surface streetcar lines to the new vehicles and subway had been completed in September 1982. (streetcar.org)
  • Streetcars operated by the Cincinnati Street Railway were the main form of public transportation in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Cincinnati, the primary early streetcar operating company, the Cincinnati Street Railway, chose to install double-wire from the beginning, to save money. (wikipedia.org)
  • Staff from the county's Department of Environmental Services studied the feasibility of dedicated lanes along the Pike, but at a work session on Tuesday said they would likely not work. (arlnow.com)
  • Satyendra Huja , who asked his fellow members of the MPO policy board if federal funds could be used to support the study. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • In 1989, they conducted another study, the result of which was that even more people support the idea. (asla.org)
  • In 2006, a formal feasibility study was undertaken to examine returning streetcars to the Wisconsin capital. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Huja agreed, but said he thought it was important to conduct the feasibility study recommended by the Streetcar Task Force. (cvilletomorrow.org)
  • Ernst & Young will conduct a feasibility study, which will include orchestrating an industry day in Honolulu for interested potential participants in a future P3 procurement. (metro-magazine.com)
  • Modern streetcar systems, Eplan points out, currently exist or are being introduced into more than 40 large and medium-size American cities, with Portland being the pioneer. (curbed.com)
  • Many city officials, business leaders, and residents think streetcars would be a perfect fit. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • The streetcar business was ultimately made unprofitable by a massive shift to automobiles for transportation. (curbed.com)
  • At one level, it was a crazy idea - municipal governments, not foundations, build streetcars. (kresge.org)
  • He said he also envisioned the modern streetcars connecting to the university campus in the future but after connections to less affluent neighborhoods in north and east Fort Worth were established. (tcu360.com)
  • Streetcars remained the main form of public transportation for the city until the popularity of the automobile caused ridership to wane. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2005, Madison mayor Dave Cieslewicz had convened a City of Madison streetcar committee to begin work on streetcars to complement the Transport 2020 regional transportation planning process. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • Mafara Hobson, communications director for the Seattle Department of Transportation, says SDOT "is conducting an initial research and feasibility study" on the plan, but adds that "the work remains a preliminary concept that would require executive approval and significant legislative review and requirements. (publicola.com)
  • The undeniable connection between transportation mobility (or lack thereof) and poverty has been studied and confirmed over and over. (urbanangle.net)
  • This study evaluates the feasibility of enclosing the existing stormwater ditches to implement a multimodal trail between Manhattan Avenue to Grady Avenue. (tampa.gov)
  • In 2014, the City of North Kansas City and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, conducted a preliminary study of a streetcar route north of the Missouri River. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • This summer, Kansas City initiated a study to evaluate the lowering of Route 9 to street grade between Interstate 70 and the Heart of America Bridge where it separates the River Market and Columbus Park neighborhoods. (urbanangle.net)
  • The City of Denver has been requesting proposals from consultants interested in conducting a streetcar feasibility study that will focus on Colfax and parallel streets. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • Once reaching the top, the streetcar could simply be driven off of the platform, onto the fixed-in-place track along city streets. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study area is bounded on the west by the Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Railroad Bridge and the BNSF railroad right of way and on the east by Charlotte and Swift Streets. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • A rendering of how the streetcar on the BeltLine could look was included in IDOM's report on Best Practices for the BeltLine Streetcar. (saportareport.com)
  • At the conclusion of the NorthRail Streetcar Study, there will be a preferred alignment and plan. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • And on this cycle went, every few years, until their most recent non-motorized boating study in 2013 that found there is "enormous demand" for recreation of this type, yet they still haven't "built a single structure to do it. (asla.org)
  • In collaboration with the City and other consultant teams, VIA worked on the planning/design of an urban streetcar for over ten years. (via-architecture.com)
  • Sounds like an optimist - and a stark contrast to those who've decried the streetcar as a waste-of-money tourist shuttle. (curbed.com)
  • Details will be provided next week for a second series of meetings scheduled for mid-July 2022.The public is encouraged to fill out an online survey related to the SARTA Streetcar Feasibility study, available online at surveymonkey.com/r/W8WC6RY . (sartaonline.com)
  • Owning a car is even more expensive than you think: A recent German study pegged the lifetime cost at nearly $700,000, including a $275,000 public subsidy. (streetsblog.org)
  • Atlanta is set to study whether it should create a new office focused on life, business and public safety in the city during overnight hours. (ajc.com)
  • In addition to exploration of the feasibility of a streetcar application on Colfax in the study area, the Colfax Street Feasibility Study process will identify criteria to evaluate candidate corridors for a potential broader streetcar network. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • The 2009 study dismisses the idea of an aerial tram because of 'high construction cost' and 'potential environmental and visual impacts. (streetsblog.org)
  • The initial study area is bounded on the west by Interstate 25 (I-25), on the east by Syracuse Street, on the south by 12th Avenue, and on the north by 19th Avenue. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • Simultaneous to this study, KCSA and partners are working to identify funding to advance the preferred plan towards environmental clearance, design, and related construction and operations funding. (kcstreetcar.org)
  • Those are just two takeaways from the Operational Feasibility Study and Finance Plan released by Frog Ferry this morning ( PDF ). (bikeportland.org)
  • A streetcar study committee will have one more meeting to wrap up its work and will then disband. (railwaypreservation.com)
  • About 30 options were looked at in that [initial] feasibility study. (streetsblog.org)
  • Board members said they would like to see further study, and that such plans should not be ruled out even if in just one area of the Pike if it provides a benefit. (arlnow.com)
  • As I continued my studies it became clear that these urban spaces are also capable of manifesting strong and environmentally responsible communities. (asu.edu)
  • Consequently, starting on August 17, 1889, the first streetcars were introduced, and the existing cable cars were converted to electric streetcars or abandoned. (wikipedia.org)
  • Colfax is ripe (for streetcars)," said Jeanne Robb, speaking at a local conference promoting the return of the electric trolley in 2007. (colfaxavenue.org)
  • Except for the Fairview Incline, these originally conveyed horsecars, but were later equipped to carry electric streetcars. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 1872-opened Mount Adams Incline began carrying horsecars in 1877, and it was later strengthened for use by electric streetcars, which were much heavier. (wikipedia.org)