http://columbus-streetcars.com/ News and information about the proposed Columbus Streetcar system and other systems from across the United States en-us Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:53:00 +0400 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification BoxSyndication 2 by CivBox Software [2110] (http://www.civbox.com/) 39.965131-83.004316 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/DwVFFNjGWaQ/index.cfm ...At least 40 other cities are exploring streetcar plans to spur economic development, ease traffic congestion and draw young professionals and empty-nest baby boomers back from the suburbs, according to the Community Streetcar Coalition, which includes city officials, transit authorities and engineers who advocate streetcar construction... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:42:17 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=217 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/jQsGnYxRxHg/index.cfm ..In the years since then, 115 real-estate projects (PDF) — new construction and renovation — have popped up along the initial loop and its four extensions. Included are more than 10,000 new housing units and 5.4 million square feet of commercial space. Altogether, that represents a $3.5 billion investment — nearly all of it private — spurred by a $103 million capital outlay by the city... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:34:23 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=216 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/1Ilc0Jkjytg/index.cfm ...Ward Three Councilman Jon Grimm said he found the idea of vintage streetcars interesting. “I don’t know cost-wise if it would even be possible. I couldn’t even venture a guess. But if there was a private individual who wanted to champion a project like that, I would entertain it as far as the city was concerned. I would give it all the support I could,” he said... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:25:19 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=215 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/E_xMMluw1Ts/index.cfm ...Plans for Boise's streetcar are much further along than Bieter's State of the City address indicated. A pair of committees aided by a federal grant for a multi-modal center—a highly designed, off-street bus depot with bathrooms, bike racks and sandwiches—has already completed an initial study, which includes maps and rough costs... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:20:02 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=214 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/lAwrXfzGtfk/index.cfm ...The Sugar House route stretches for two miles behind dozens of warehouses and tire shops from the Granite Block's south edge around 2200 South to TRAX light rail at 2100 South. The two cities and UTA are splitting the cost of a $300,000 study, and the line ultimately could cost $37 million and serve 2,300 people a day... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:12:21 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=213 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/St568nEZX9A/index.cfm ...We are absolutely in love with the streetcar. The councilman often says he considers the streetcar the cherry on top of the revitalization effort. The more we've learned about streetcars, the more we realize that this has got to come first... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:00:06 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=212 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/vaB3nrlsXbY/index.cfm "There are a number of aspects to consider," said Kenosha Transportation Director Len Brandrup. "One is energy independence. If it’s electric powered, it’s domestic energy. Another is development. The truth is, developers don’t write checks for buses..." Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:50:57 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=211 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/S_wZMJcVbr4/index.cfm ..."The initial prototype route we’re looking at is where there’s housing density, where there’s activity,” Poole said. The prototype route “may very well be in the cultural district where we have 7 million visitors or downtown where we have the convention center."... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:52:41 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=210 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/Jcd1TSwMq_g/index.cfm ...In addition, Gadsden will build some of the streetcar line on its property and be reimbursed for the work, which Dixon said will help sell the streetcar plan to the Federal Transit Administration as a public-private partnership, a key component of getting federal funding for the streetcar... Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:45:54 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=209 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/Pu8Vqbhcz7o/index.cfm ...The streetcar loop is another huge unfinished project. Fahey said he hopes to put into place a funding system for the $55 million project before he leaves office... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:13:09 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=208 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/_i3tlAHuxyw/index.cfm Columbus will continue to study streetcars, but consultants also will begin examining how the 2.8-mile line envisioned by Mayor Michael B. Coleman could become part of a regional rail system... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:41:37 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=207 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/QkkrgTO1nbw/index.cfm ...A report in April that recommended a similar route was roundly criticized for lacking specificity. Last week's report by the ROMA Design Group was clearer on the cost — about $600 million to build the 15.3 mile line and about $22 million a year to operate it. But there is still no decision on how it will be funded or who will pay for it... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:59:39 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=206 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/EZvHaRL3xpQ/index.cfm ...It also includes a new wave of downtown development: nearly $400 million in restaurants, shops, offices, condos and apartments within blocks of the tracks... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:53:47 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=205 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/eed082aIma8/index.cfm "You can’t think of the streetcar movement as a transportation movement," said Hales. "It’s a development movement with transportation benefits." Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:45:00 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=204 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UnofficialCitizenSupportSiteForTheColumbusStreetcars/~3/U7sO97yNrH8/index.cfm Central Austin should have a 15.3-mile streetcar system, consultants hired by the Austin City Council told members Thursday, a slight refinement of a proposal that the ROMA Design Group unveiled in April... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:54:10 +0400 http://columbus-streetcars.com/mediacoverage/index.cfm?artID=203