Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Long Beach looking at streetcars


From the Long Beach Press-Telegram:

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Second District City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal envisions a downtown crowded not with cars, but people - pedestrians who arrive by bicycle, bus and, perhaps, even streetcars.

Electric-powered streetcars such as those used in San Francisco and Portland - connecting Long Beach's neighborhoods, fostering pedestrian movement and spurring development - are an integral part of Lowenthal's vision.

Last week, the council heard a report on a feasibility study that had been commissioned in 2007 about installing streetcars in Long Beach, and other city officials seem to be warming up to the idea.

"We are at a fantastic time in our city when more and more people want to leave their cars behind," Lowenthal said last week. "People are looking for ways to exercise their right to different modes of transportation."

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Thursday, November 19, 2009

DDOT's LRV's leave Czech Republic for USA!


DC's three LRV's produced by Skoda in the Czech Republic in 2007 are officially on the way to the nation's capital!

Read more at BeyondDC blog

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As an administrative note, I apologize for blog inactivity this fall. My first semester of grad school has been very busy!