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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
- Modern Streetcar
- Atlanta
- Atlanta Streetcar Extension
- Extension of east-west streetcar (currently under construction)
- Would run north-south along Peachtree Street
- Atlanta Streetcar Extension
- 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
- City of Austin Urban Rail– 2017
- 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
- Charles Street Streetcar
- 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
- Boise Streetcar
- Charlotte
- Center City Streetcar– 2015
- Starter system of 1.5 miles is funded by $25 million U.S. DOT Urban Circulator grant
- Initial route will run from Charlotte Transportation Center to Presbyterian Hospital with six stops
- Initial service will be provided by historic streetcars
- Full extension to 10-mile line, leading west and east from Uptown, is planned but not funded
- Construction expected to begin in 2012
- Center City Streetcar– 2015
- Cincinnati
- Streetcar
- First, 2-mile phase of project, currently under construction
- Latter phases, adding about 1.5 miles, will extend north to the University of Cincinnati
- 6,400 projected daily riders for full alignment
- Streetcar
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar – Funded
- Detroit
- Detroit Streetcar
- 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
- Unclear future dependent on federal funding
- Detroit Streetcar
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Lauderdale Downtown “Wave” Streetcar – 2014
- 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. Funded by a TIGER grant in summer 2012.
- Central Broward East-West Transit
- Route from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood Airport, north through downtown, then west along Griffin Road to Davie
- Express bus will complete corridor to Sawgrass Mills and Bank Atlantic Center
- Original plan was for light rail system along route; could share downtown alignment with proposed downtown streetcar system
- Fort Lauderdale Downtown “Wave” Streetcar – 2014
- 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
- Fort Worth Streetcar – Partially Funded
- Hampton Roads
- Streetcar Line
- From Downtown Hampton to Downtown Newport News
- No funding currently available for project
- Streetcar Line
- Kansas City
- Streetcar Line
- 2-mile route from River Market to Crown Center
- Likely alignment along Main Street
- No funding currently available for project
- Streetcar Line
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar– 2014
- 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
- Miami Streetcar – 2012
- 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
- Milwaukee Connector – Partially Funded
- 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
- Seven proposed lines:
- Streetcar– 2020-2050
- 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
- Streetcar System
- New Haven
- Downtown Streetcar
- 3-mile new line would extend from Union Station to downtown, via Yale-New Haven Medical Center
- Future links could run to the suburbs of West Haven and Hamden
- No funding currently available, and Board of Aldermen have rejecting matching federal funds for project
- Project coincides with the replacement of a downtown highway with a boulevard
- Downtown Streetcar
- 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
- Streetcar System Expansions – Partially Funded
- 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
- Streetcar Line – Partially Funded– 2014
- 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
- Tempe South Streetcar – Partially Funded– 2016
- 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
- Streetcar Extension or BRT to Lake Oswego – 2013 – Partially Funded
- Providence
- Downtown Streetcar
- 2.3-mile line, with two routes, running along streets
- 9 stations
- $76 million estimated construction cost
- Downtown Streetcar
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar
- Sacramento
- Riverfront Streetcar – Partially Funded
- New line running from Downtown Sacramento west to West Sacramento, across Sacramento River
- Riverfront Streetcar – Partially Funded
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar– 2015/2016 – FUNDED
- San Diego
- City/Park Streetcar
- 1.2-mile project would connect downtown and San Diego Trolley to Balboa Park
- Stops proposed at Smart Corner, City College, San Diego High School, Presidents Way, Naval Medical Center, Prado, and Zoo
- Expected ridership of 1,000-2,000 riders a day
- $68.2 million estimated cost, not including vehicles
- No funding currently for project.
- City/Park Streetcar
- San Francisco
- Fort Mason Streetcar Extansion
- Extension of existing F Line streetcar from Fisherman’s Wharf to Marina Green, via abandoned train tunnel
- Estimated $28.9 million cost
- Fort Mason Streetcar Extansion
- Seattle
- Broadway Streetcar Extension of First Hill Streetcar – 2016
- Would extend under construction First Hill Streetcar from Denny Way to Prospect Street, along Broadway
- Total estimated cost of $25 million
- Construction could begin in 2015
- Broadway Streetcar Extension of First Hill Streetcar – 2016
- Stamford
- Streetcar System
- 5-mile one-way or two-way lines on Atlantic and Bedford Streets, and potentially Washington Boulevard
- $129 million construction cost
- Streetcar System
- St. Louis
- Downtown Streetcar
- 7-mile modern streetcar route connecting downtown St. Louis to Grand Center/St. Louis University and Central West End/Washington University Medical Center neighborhoods.
- Project would not link with Delmar Loop Trolley.
- 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
- Downtown Streetcar
- 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
- Streetcar System
- 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
- Arlington-Alexandria Route 1 Streetcar– 2019
- New line would run from Crystal City to Potomac Yard (where a new Metrorail station is planned), and potentially continuing on to Braddock Road Metrorail station
- Planning for the project will begin in 2013
- Columbia Pike Streetcar– 2014