Apr. 29—Spokane had an early mass transit system that was fueled by hydroelectric power and multiple streetcar services, going back to 1887. When the first electric streetcars appeared, they were powered by new utility company Washington Water Power. It seemed natural for WWP to take over Spokane Street Railways, Spokane Cable Railway and other early […]
Six years after Ramsey County leaders endorsed a streetcar for W. 7th Street in St. Paul, a new idea for public transit along the busy corridor has emerged: a bus line that is more than a billion dollars cheaper to build. County transit planners last month released details for arterial bus-rapid transit (aBRT) service that […]
Let me introduce you to the Fossetts, one of Cincinnati’s most influential couples. Nearly a century before Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Sarah Mayrant Walker Fossett took a stand and helped desegregate Cincinnati’s streetcar system. Her husband, Peter Farley Fossett, was a pastor, a member of an elite catering family and secretly a […]
Cincinnati’s streetcar remains a work in progress. First proposed more than two decades ago and launched in 2016, what is now called the Connector was supposed to run up Vine Street to Clifton. Transportation advocates have not forgotten. This week, they’ll propose a streetcar route for Clifton/Walnut Hills – along with eight other expansion plans. […]
After setting new passenger records in 2023, the Cincinnati Connector streetcar will ask riders and non-riders for feedback. Connector managers want to learn how to improve streetcar service and attract new customers, said Lori Burchett, deputy director for streetcar services for the city’s Department of Transportation & Engineering. “It’s been an amazing year for the […]