Around the US & Canada- Light Rail, Tram, Streetcar, LRT & Transit news
Late February has brought a mixed bag of news on Light Rail, Tram, Streetcar, LRT & Transit projects in North America, some positive & some negative. The Cardinal posts a selection of national, local press and on-line Blog reports.
1) Gray: Streetcars are a 'Very Wise Decision'
Mayor Vincent Gray's mixed track record with streetcars did not keep him from praising them at a Georgetown groundbreaking Thursday
GeorgetownPatch February 25th
http://georgetown.patch.com/articles/gray-streetcars-are-a-very-wise-decision
2) Subway boosters welcome mayor's vision for Sheppard
Intensification needed for private funding not a concern, says resident
Inside Toronto.com February 26th
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's plan to build a Sheppard subway through Scarborough has thrilled local subway advocates, who don't fear the intense development it would bring.
But merchants in Sheppard East Village are worried street improvements tied to the light-rail line – slated for construction this spring but now apparently doomed – are about to vanish.
from Stephen Rees' Blog, a map of the Sheppard East LRT compared to the Ford subway plan.
http://stephenrees.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/nw-transit-graphic_1042901a.jpg
3) Portland, Oregon. – why build Lake Oswego modern streetcar?
Portland Business Journal February 25th
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/2011/02/oswego-streetcar-a-tricky-proposition.html
A staff writer for Portland Business Journal says one reason being advanced to
extend Portland Streetcar southward to Lake Oswego is because the tracks already
are there and the investment could be counted toward the local match for federal
capital funds
4) Los Angeles $1 Million Approval for Streetcar
blogdowntown February 25th
http://blogdowntown.com/2011/02/6152-1-million-approved-for-streetcar
L.A Streetcar Economic Study Released
