Comments on: Today’s Headlines http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/14/todays-headlines-142/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: johnny http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/14/todays-headlines-142/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 johnny Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:04:43 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1025#comment-1985 Thanks for the link Damien. I'll try to make it to the next workshop. Thanks for the link Damien. I’ll try to make it to the next workshop.

]]> By: Damien Newton http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/14/todays-headlines-142/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 Damien Newton Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:37:02 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1025#comment-1983 Hi Johny, Back when there was a Streetcar conference last spring Streetsblog featured a wrap up by Ron Milam. Hope you find it useful. http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/23/street-smart-streetcars-and-cities-in-the-21st-century-workshop/ Hi Johny,

Back when there was a Streetcar conference last spring Streetsblog featured a wrap up by Ron Milam. Hope you find it useful.

http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/05/23/street-smart-streetcars-and-cities-in-the-21st-century-workshop/

]]> By: johnny http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/14/todays-headlines-142/comment-page-1/#comment-1982 johnny Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:30:36 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1025#comment-1982 I'm a bit more tentative about streetcars. What advantage do they hold over bus service? As far as I can tell, they have all the sluggishness of buses and all the capital costs of light rail. The only advantages I can think of are marginal - reduced operation costs and vehicle lifespan, less pollution than (non-electric) buses, and the reassurance you feel after seeing tracks on the road that "a train's going to show up sooner or later". I admit that i haven't attended any streetcar workshops, and I'm open to reconsider. Surely there's some way to convey the advantages of streetcars in print? I’m a bit more tentative about streetcars. What advantage do they hold over bus service? As far as I can tell, they have all the sluggishness of buses and all the capital costs of light rail. The only advantages I can think of are marginal – reduced operation costs and vehicle lifespan, less pollution than (non-electric) buses, and the reassurance you feel after seeing tracks on the road that “a train’s going to show up sooner or later”. I admit that i haven’t attended any streetcar workshops, and I’m open to reconsider. Surely there’s some way to convey the advantages of streetcars in print?

]]> By: Dan Wentzel http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/08/14/todays-headlines-142/comment-page-1/#comment-1972 Dan Wentzel Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:42:18 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1025#comment-1972 Here's one from the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/us/14streetcar.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin Here is a link to a great article in the New York Times today about the revival of interest in many cities in using streetcars to revitalize areas. I imagine the Purple Line going to Santa Monica and the Pink Line connecting Hollywood and Century City via Santa Monica Blvd and La Cienega Blvd. However, there are lots of areas where streetcars might be the way to go. Broadway downtown has been mentioned as a possibility. How about a streetcar from Union Station on Sunset all the way to the strip? How about a streetcar for Ventura Blvd? Here’s one from the New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/us/14streetcar.html?_r=1&ref=us&oref=slogin

Here is a link to a great article in the New York Times today about the revival of interest in many cities in using streetcars to revitalize areas.

I imagine the Purple Line going to Santa Monica and the Pink Line connecting Hollywood and Century City via Santa Monica Blvd and La Cienega Blvd. However, there are lots of areas where streetcars might be the way to go. Broadway downtown has been mentioned as a possibility.

How about a streetcar from Union Station on Sunset all the way to the strip?

How about a streetcar for Ventura Blvd?

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