Streetcar
May 26, 2021
“New Links” Charts a More Equitable Course for Transit in New Orleans
A bus network redesign proposed for New Orleans promises to greatly expand transit access to jobs, reallocating service to neighborhoods where residents rely on transit the most.
Read MoreApril 11, 2016
Power to the BQX?
Renderings from New York City’s proposed Brooklyn-Queens streetcar (known as the BQX) omit any hint of the overhead catenary wires that are integral to many electric rail lines, especially those plying busy city streets.
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2016
De Blasio’s Streetcar Plan: Questions New Yorkers Should Ask
Streetcars deserve strict scrutiny. Over a dozen such projects have been launched in U.S. cities since the 1990s, and nearly all have failed to fulfill promises of high usage and efficient travel speed.
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