Milwaukee spent $140MM on a streetcar to go 2 miles
by tar (2022-05-25 12:28:56)

In reply to: Not to worry, Omaha is putting in a 3.5 mile streetcar route  posted by S---Alley2


That doesn't go anywhere meaningful. And they can't get anyone willing to pay to ride it.


arlington revolted against the streetcar idea from nowhere
by NDWahoo  (2022-05-25 12:34:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

to nowhere. Had the full support of the county board - one of whom was a consultant for the winning bidder to construct it. Resulted in the only republican (running as an independent) making it on the board in like 30 years.


I think it must be like the musicman. Some guy thinks up something splashy, and gets virtue signalling local governments to sign on the dotted line.

"Monorail!"


Columbia Pike is one of the busiest bus lines in DC area.
by squid  (2022-05-25 13:13:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Nowhere to nowhere? That's just flat out wrong. It's the busiest bus corridor in Virginia and there is tremendous in-fill potential along the Pike and in Skyline. Also connects to the Route 7 corridor.

Whether light rail could run down it, in-traffic, down the narrow corridor? That's a different argument. But it does no one any good to make up facts like nowhere to nowhere.


Is there a chance the track could bend? *
by PWK2  (2022-05-25 13:07:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post


Not on your life, my Hindu friend *
by S---Alley2  (2022-05-25 13:51:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post