Big weekend for transit opens: Tuscon streetcar, DC Silver Ln, Denver Union Station
Opening Friday 7/25: Tucson streetcar.
Openign Saturday 7/26: DC Silver Line, Denver Union Station Quote:
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A few days later only a handful of people that attended said ceremony will use it...
Seriously, were these tourists lured in by something? It looks just like the crowds wandering around aimlessly in Disney Land. |
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I'd say that the people were lured in by it being the Grand Opening Day celebration at Union Station. Those kind of events tend to attract people. |
Isn't Union Station also a major terminal for light rail and regional buses? I don't think it will just be a trickle of Amtrak passengers.
That Terminal Bar looks awesome btw. Really fits the space and reminds me of Grand Central. |
Congrats to these cities!
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Over the course of this project there has been occasional debate in the Denver sub-forums about which routes pedestrians will ultimately take to get through the area. Once the ped bridge is open we can start to see what actually happens. |
Tucson is reporting that 60,000 people rode the streetcar in the first three days of operation. That's about 10% of the city's population. The rides were free over the weekend, but that's still an impressive number given that it's the middle of summer and temps were around 100F.
Traffic dropped off today, the first day of paid operation, but should pick up in a few weeks when the University of Arizona is back in session. www.kvoa.com/news/streetcar-passengers-begin-paying-fares/ |
I'd be curious to see more photos of the Tucson system. I lived in that city about 12 years ago, and rode the historic trolley that a group of enthusiasts helped patch together that helped launch this new line.
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HERE are some Tucson streetcar photos.
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Union Station is quite a beauty! Can't wait to check it out myself soon. Congrats everyone!
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Shot of the new streetcar in downtown Tucson from US DOT Article.
http://www.transportation.gov/sites/...own-Tucson.jpg |
Nice.
I watched a YouTube video of someone filming it's operator doing a test run before it opened. So it runs in mixed traffic and stops at traffic signals. Thus it looks to be an experience similar to being on an articulated bus. Perhaps good for relieving congestion and it offers the other benefits of electric powered transportation, but yeah. |
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