Cities that May Have New Streetcar Lines Within 2 Years

[cline]

Yes it will eventually, however probably not on San Jose like Faye mentioned.

San Jose makes the most sense of any residential corridor outside of the urban core, actually.

Its some of the densest residential in the city and with feeder lines, a streetcar or light rail would be a great service to the families and residents of the area.

Many would argue that a line into Riverside would make the most sense for a starter line.

[tufsu1]

Yes it will eventually, however probably not on San Jose like Faye mentioned.

San Jose makes the most sense of any residential corridor outside of the urban core, actually.

maybe so (assuming Riverside, Springfield, and San Marco are part of the urban core)...but as cline noted, it won't happen on San Jose...for several reasons:

1. running premium transit on primarily residential corridors doesn't make much sense...they need to be mixed-use

2. many of the folks living in that area won't allow it (can't have the rif raf coming to their 'hood)

[thelakelander]

A streetcar or LRT down San Jose most likely won't happen until sometime well after 2035, if ever.  We'll be lucky to have all the current high speed rail, current streetcar and commuter rail proposals done by then.  In any event, the majority of the San Jose area will be served by commuter rail and connecting bus service.

[thelakelander]

Unless there are some major changes in federal/state/local funding priorities and the official process it takes to get these things built, it will be longer than 25 years.  I say that because fixed transit on San Jose isn't even on the conceptual radar screen at this point.  So if you're a real betting man, I'd be willing to put up my stock in MJ that there will be no streetcar operating on San Jose in ten years.

[tufsu1]

MJ has stock?   

[thelakelander]

Wow!  I was at least giving you the option of rubber wheeled PCT.  I'll take you up on that.  "Fixed" rail-based transit in San Jose Blvd. it is.

[urbaknight]

Would amendment 4 do anything to stop or slow down sprawl?

[thelakelander]

^No.  However, it would slow down or stop major urban infill and redevelopment projects in cities across the state.

[tufsu1]

Amenment 4 could also possibly stop some transit projects...I'd hate to see how a referendum on rail down San Jose would turn out  

btw...careful with that bet Lake...I'm not exactly sure what "implementation phase" means

[Ocklawaha]

THE GHOSTS OF SAN JOSE PAST? OR DAYS OF THE FUTURE PAST?

South Jacksonville Municipal Railways #110 with SAN JOSE in the destination curtain.


Gee Mr Blaylock, it doesn't look anything like our JUNK PCT'S inside!

OCKLAWAHA