Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Streetcars

Three Visionary Real Estate Developers and the Downtown LA Streetcar

By Gloria Ohland | Oct 4, 2010 | 17 Comments

The demand for federal transit funding is so great in the U.S. that getting a project through the funding queue is a decades-long process. To give you an idea: 37 states have proposed 400 projects worth $250 billion, according to a recent report by the national nonprofit Reconnecting America, and at the current rate of […]

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Bids For Federal Streetcar Aid Top Available Money by Nearly Tenfold

By Elana Schor | Mar 23, 2010 | No Comments

After announcing $130 million in new streetcar grants in December, the Obama administration received more than $1.1 billion in applications, Federal Transit Administration (FTA) chief Peter Rogoff told lawmakers today — offering more evidence of the growing local enthusiasm for competitive transportation funding that began with the stimulus law’s TIGER grant program. New Orleans, above, […]

In New Orleans, LaHood $280 Million in Bus and Streetcar Grants

By Elana Schor | Dec 2, 2009 | No Comments

During a visit to New Orleans, where city planners are seeking nearly $100 million in federal stimulus money for three new streetcar lines, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced plans to award $280 million in grants for streetcar and bus networks. New Orleans is counting on bonds, backed by sales taxes, to finance new streetcar […]

Downtown Streetcar Project Opens Website, Seeks Feedback

By Damien Newton | Jul 10, 2009 | 34 Comments

A street car on Tornoto’s King Street. Photo: Kevinseanw/Flickr Activist and blogger Eric Richardson, and indeed the whole Blogdowntown team so some extent, have been heavily involved in advocating for bringing streetcars back to Los Angeles on Broadway and beyond. Thus, it’s little surprise that Richardson has the scoop on L.A. Streetcar Inc.’s new website […]