A Streetcar Named Success

Even small transit projects can make a difference.

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February 19, 2004, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Tacoma's brand-new light rail transit streetcar has been on a roll -- exceeding its ridership projections (by years in advance), and achieving the central-city redevelopment goals planners had hoped for. At just 1.6 miles in length through downtown Tacoma, Tacoma Link is by far the shortest modern LRT system yet installed in a North American city. And, while its $80.4-million cost was steep, it's built to eventually accommodate the much heavier trains ...of Sound Transit's regional Link interurban LRT system of which the first segment, heading into the Rainier Valley, is now under construction."

Thanks to Michael D. Setty

FULL STORY: Tacoma Link: The Little Tram That Could

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 in Light Rail Progress

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