Streetcars
Basics
It Could Cost More to Shut Down Cincy Streetcar Than Finish It
Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is frustrated that all his work to bring the streetcar to fruition might be for naught, now that anti-streetcar John Cranley has been elected to take his place. “I’m from the tough part of town,” Mallory joked. “I will take the guy in a dark alley. I’m not afraid to use the threat of physical violence.”
November 21, 2013
Construction Continues on Cincy Streetcar, Mayor-Elect Still Wants It Stopped
Two days after Cincinnati voters elected anti-streetcar candidate John Cranley mayor, construction continues on the city's partially-built streetcar system.
November 7, 2013
New Wave of Development Follows Streetcar Construction in Mid-Sized Cities
When selecting a parking lot along the Kansas City streetcar line as the site for a 50-unit, five-story apartment building, Boulder-based developer Linden Street Partners was clear: “The streetcar is the big thing that drew us, absolutely,” the company's Scott Richardson told the Kansas City Star. “We like the demographics and the economic trends. I walked the area and liked the site.”
October 28, 2013
Cincinnati Streetcar Foes Attempt to Revoke Urbanist Blogger’s Right to Vote
The voting rights of a single Cincinnati resident took center stage this week in the never-ending drama over the city's under-construction streetcar.
October 16, 2013
Cincy Mayor Candidate John Cranley: Stop Streetcar Now, in Case I’m Elected
The epic political grudge match over the Cincinnati streetcar never ends.
October 11, 2013
ITDP Study: “A Coming Out for Bus-Based Transit-Oriented Development”
In a new report making the rounds this week, “More Development For Your Transit Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American Transit Corridors,” the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy does two things.
September 26, 2013
Kansas City’s Squabble-Proof Streetcar Plan
If everything goes according to plan this election, Kansas City will be on track to build its first streetcar in under five years, from conceptual planning to first boarding. Maybe more impressive still, this relatively sprawling Midwestern town is this close to getting its first rail transportation without even a mild political dustup.
October 11, 2012
Ohio Rep’s Rider Would Block Cincinnati Streetcar From Receiving Funds
Remember the good old days when congressmen used to try to insert riders into spending packages to win money for a project in their home districts?
July 2, 2012
Milwaukee Streetcar’s Trump Card Over Walker: A 1990s Civil Rights Case
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is no friend to rail transportation. He won the governorship based on the rallying cry of "No Train," a concise summary of his position on the planned upgrade to the Milwaukee-to-Madison line. And we all know how that one ended.
June 15, 2012
Tucson Breaks Ground on Streetcar, Investment Already Following
Streetcars are back, and Tucson, Arizona is leading the way.
April 13, 2012