While Vancouver’s proposal for a streetcar languishes (why not at least a return of the heritage tram to Science World?), Washington, D.C. gets the bug:
The District’s proposed 37-mile citywide streetcar system could attract up to 7,700 new jobs, raise property values by up to $7 billion and bring in as much as $8 billion in new development over the next decade, according to a study released last week by the D.C. Office of Planning. …
Chris Leinberger, a senior fellow and land use expert at the Brookings Institution, said the projected $7 billion boom in property values is a conservative estimate, and that the streetcar system would accelerate more growth, particularly beyond the Northwest quadrant.
I think the heritage tram is back during the summer months.
I went to the report and skimmed it, no indication of a ridership analysis and lots of talk of premium service, but no indication about the frequency of service (or costs to operate the ‘premium’ service). Voony’s blog is well worth a read for a better analysis of the report.
Granville Island to Olympic Village Station — an $8,000,000 track upgrade. Olympic Village to Science World? No track.