Albuquerque | Atlanta | Austin | Baltimore | Boise | Charlotte | Cincinnati | Columbus | Dallas | Detroit | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Worth | Hampton Roads | Kansas City | Los Angeles | Miami | Milwaukee | Minneapolis | Montréal | New Orleans | Oklahoma City | Phoenix | Portland | Providence | Reno | Sacramento | San Antonio | Seattle | Stamford | St. Louis | Vancouver | Washington

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• Albuquerque
  • Modern Streetcar
    • New route runs east-west from the Bio Park and Nob Hill, via Old Town, Downtown, Edo, and the University of New Mexico, along Central Avenue
    • State of New Mexico proposes adding a secondary route running north-south from the University of New Mexico to the Sun Port airport
    • $280 to $430 million cost
    • 7,100 projected daily riders
    • Still in review – funding has not been secured and construction timeline is not yet ready

• Atlanta
  • Atlanta Streetcar Extension
    • Extension of east-west streetcar (currently under construction)
    • Would run north-south along Peachtree Street

• Austin
  • City of Austin Urban Rail- 2017
    • 16.5-mile new line from waterfront north
    • Hybrid streetcar/light rail operations
    • $1.3-1.7 billion likely system cost, depending on phasing
    • Construction could begin in 2014
    • Not currently funded

• Baltimore
  • Charles Street Streetcar
    • New line, running from the Inner Harbor waterfront to Johns Hopkins University, along Charles Street, St. Paul Street, and Cathedral Street, via Penn Station
    • $150 million likely cost
    • Not currently funded

• Boise
  • Boise Streetcar
    • 2.3-mile loop running east-west on Main and Idaho Streets, extends from Noble Park to 15th Street
    • Cost of $50-60 million
    • Future phases could be extended across the city

• Charlotte
  • Center City Streetcar – 2015 (?) – Partially Funded
    • 10-mile new line, leading west and east from Uptown
    • Received $25 million in U.S. DOT Urban Circulator funds for 1.5-mile initial route through center city
    • Unclear construction timetable as of now
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Charlotte Wants a New Streetcar, But Has No Money, 10 February 2009.

• Cincinnati
  • Streetcar – Funded- 2012
    • 3.9-mile new north-south route runs through the city’s Downtown, from waterfront to north downtown
    • 6,400 projected daily riders
    • $128 million cost; $25 million provided by U.S. DOT Urban Circulator Grant
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Cincinnati’s Riverfront Transit Center Attracts Criticism, 7 July 2009.

• Columbus
  • Downtown Streetcar
    • 2.8-mile new line, running from Downtown to the Ohio State University, along High Street
    • May be expanded into a 13-mile full line (as LRT/Streetcar combination) running north from Ohio State to Delaware County, via existing freight tracks, depending on funding
    • Costs could run from $100 to $650 million
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Columbus Looks at Light Rail, 11 January 2009.

• Dallas
  • Downtown Streetcar - Funded
    • Currently being planned, with no set route, would run downtown as an extension of the M-Line streetcar, though it would run with modern vehicles
    • May run across Trinity River towards Oak Cliff
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: New Rail Corridor for Dallas Would Double Downtown Transit Capacity, 24 November 2009.

• Detroit
  • Detroit Streetcar - Funded
    • 3 to 8-mile new line running northwest from Downtown Detroit along Woodward Avenue via Midtown, with connection to Detroit-Ann Arbor CR
    • Funds have come from public and private sources
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: Detroit Considers a Streetcar, 18 November 2008; Detroit Regional Transit Plan Approved, 9 December 2008; Bringing Rapid Transit to Detroit, 16 March 2009; Congress Approves M1 Involvement in Detroit Light Rail, 21 December 2009.

• Fort Lauderdale
  • Fort Lauderdale Downtown “Wave” Streetcar- 2013
    • 2.7-mile downtown and inner-city circulator, roughly paralleling the Florida East Coast Railway route
    • 10 stations from Broward General Medical Center to North 8th Street
    • $124.34 million construction costs, but no funding currently available
  • Central Broward East-West Transit- 2013
    • Route from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport, north through downtown, then west along Interstate 75 to Sawgrass Mills and Bank Atlantic Center
    • Could be streetcar or bus rapid transit; a third plan would run streetcars from Fort Lauderdale Airport via downtown to the Plantation Midtown District, and then run a BRT line from there to Bank Atlantic Center
    • Original plan was for light rail system along route
    • Could share downtown alignment with proposed downtown streetcar system

• Fort Worth
  • Fort Worth Streetcar – Partially Funded
    • Downtown and inner-city circulator
    • Received $25 million U.S. DOT Urban Circulator Grant
    • Planning was put on hold in late 2010

• Hampton Roads
  • Streetcar Line
    • From Downtown Hampton to Downtown Newport News
    • No funding currently available for project

• Kansas City
  • Streetcar Line
    • 2-mile route from River Market to Crown Center
    • Likely alignment along Main Street
    • No funding currently available for project

• Los Angeles
  • Downtown Streetcar- 2014
    • Though route is not yet finalized, it would connect Staples Center and Bunker Hill
    • Price could approach $100 million
    • Funding not assured but City Council has approved $5 million in future funding for the project
    • Construction could begin in 2012

• Miami
  • Miami Streetcar – 2012
    • 10.6-mile system of lines in and around Downtown Miami
    • Three general alignments:
      • North-South, from Government Center to the Miami Design District
      • West-South, from Government Center to Civic Center/Heath District
      • North-West, from Miami Design District to Civic Center/Health District
    • $200 million cost
    • 7,400 to 17,400 projected daily riders
    • Construction currently postponed indefinitely
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Rebuilding Connections in Miami’s Urban Core, 4 November 2009.

• Milwaukee
  • Milwaukee Connector – Partially Funded
    • Line would extend from northeast downtown towards the southwest, with potential future extensions going elsewhere in the city
    • $55 million currently earmarked for the streetcar program
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: Milwaukee Considers Streetcars, 2 February 2009; Milwaukee Wins Support for Streetcar Proposal, but Also Buses, 14 March 2009.

• Minneapolis
  • Streetcar- 2020-2050
    • Seven proposed lines:
      • Northwest to Robbinsdale
      • Southwest along Hennipin Avenue to Lake of the Isles
      • East-west along Lake Street from Hiawatha Avenue to St. Louis Park
      • South along Nicolette Avenue to 46th Street
      • South along Chicago Avenue to 38th Street
      • East across Mississippi River and along 2nd Street and University Avenue
      • North along Central Avenue to Columbia Heights and Hilltop
    • Long-term project without set construction or completion dates; no currently set-aside revenue

• Montréal
  • Streetcar System
    • Several miles of new streetcar lines within the city borders, connecting areas not currently well served by the Metro system
    • Not currently funded
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Montréal Moves Forward with Tramway in Hopes for Improved Livability, 31 August 2009.

• New Orleans
  • Streetcar System Expansions – Partially Funded
    • 6.54-mile east-west line would run from Union Passenger Terminal to Press Street along Loyola Avenue, N. Rampart Street, and St. Claude Avenue
    • Project may include extension of riverfront streetcar north along Elysian Fields Avenue
    • Received $45 million in funding from the U.S. DOT in TIGER grants for the segment from Union Passenger Terminal to Canal Street (now under construction); other sections need additional money
    • A loop around the convention center is possible
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: New Orleans Rekindles Hopes of a Desire Streetcar, 26 May 2009; DOT to Award $280 Million in Inner-City Circulator Grants, 2 December 2009.
      

• Oklahoma City
  • Streetcar Line – Partially Funded- 2014
    • 5 or 6-mile new line would run from downtown in a north-south transit mall with an extension to a north central neighborhood
    • Project would provide access to Union Station, where commuter rail and high-speed rail lines would be located
    • Funded by city’s approval of MAPS3 sales tax in November 2009
    • Cost likely to be around $130 million, though project’s size could increase with state or federal funding

• Phoenix
  • Tempe South Streetcar – Partially Funded- 2016
    • 2.6-mile corridor heads south from Downtown Tempe to Southern Avenue along Mill Avenue
    • Construction expected to begin 2013
    • A future phase, currently unfunded, could be extended east along Southern Avenue to Rural Road; other extensions could extend south along Rural Road or east/west along Rio Salado Parkway from Mill Avenue
    • An associated bus rapid transit line is planned for Rural Road from LRT to Chandler Boulevard

• Portland
  • Streetcar Extension or BRT to Lake Oswego – 2013 – Partially Funded
    • Extension of current line or development of new line from current terminus at OHSU south along river waterfront to Lake Oswego
    • Construction likely to begin in 2011
  • Long-Term Streetcar Expansion Project
    • Relevant article on the Transport Politic: Portland Studies Citywide Streetcar Expansion, 3 July 2009.

• Providence
  • Downtown Streetcar
    • 2.3-mile line, with two routes, running along streets
    • 9 stations
    • $76 million estimated construction cost

• Reno
  • Downtown Streetcar
    • 1.5-mile line along Virginia Street between Lawlor Events Center and California Avenue
    • $67 million cost for initial phase
    • Second phase of streetcar system, at $84 million, would span 3.5 miles of Virginia Street from California Avenue to the Convention Center

• Sacramento
  • Riverfront Streetcar – Partially Funded
    • New line running from Downtown Sacramento west to West Sacramento, across Sacramento River
    • Construction could begin in 2010

• San Antonio
  • Downtown Streetcar- 2015/2016 – FUNDED
    • 2.2-mile north-east route, mostly along Broadway, connecting the Pearl Brewery with the East Side Transit Hub, via the River Walk and the Convention Center
    • A future east-west route from the East Side Transit Hub to the West Side Transit Hub could extend the line, but for now this function will be provided by a bus circulator beginning in 2012
    • Funding provided by VIA Transit, City of San Antonio, and Bexar County
    • Construction could begin in 2013

• Seattle
  • Tacoma Streetcar Expansion- 2020
    • Extension of current downtown LRT north towards Tacoma Community College, Federal Way
  • Streetcar Network
    • A series of streetcar lines, augmenting the city’s LRT system:
      • First Hill Streetcar – 2013 – FUNDED
        • 2-mile streetcar with connections to Link LRT and Sounder CR, serving Capitol Hill and First Hill
        • Construction is expected to begin in 2011
      • Other Lines(not funded and purely conceptual)
        • Downtown extension of South Lake Union Streetcar - would run on 4th and 5th Avenues downtown
        • First Hill Streetcar extension to Aloha - would run on Broadway
    • Relevant articles on the Transport Politic: Huge Seattle Streetcar Plan, 9 December 2008; A Month Before Elections, Seattle Approves Plan for First Hill Streetcar, 8 October 2009.

• Stamford
  • Streetcar System
    • 5-mile one-way or two-way lines on Atlantic and Bedford Streets, and potentially Washington Boulevard
    • $129 million construction cost

• St. Louis
  • Delmar Loop Trolley
    • 2.2-mile new line, connecting Forest Park to Trinity, via Delmar Loop
    • Connections with Metrolink system at Forest Park and Delmar stations
    • $44 million construction cost, of which $25 million will be covered by federal Urban Circulator funds
    • Intended to use “heritage” trolley replica vehicles

• Vancouver
  • Streetcar System
    • Several miles of new lines, running in downtown Vancouver and in False Creek
    • Construction will depend on the success of the demonstration streetcar being built for the 2010 Olympics

• Washington, D.C.
  • Columbia Pike Streetcar- 2014
    • 4.7-mile long new line in Arlington and Fairfax Counties (Virginia), from Pentagon City to Skyline along the Columbia Pike, with a connection to the Metro Blue and Yellow Lines at Pentagon City.
    • Construction is likely to begin in 2012

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