The Electric 7" A Streetcar Proposal On A Shoestring

[Metro Jacksonville]

"The Electric 7" A Streetcar Proposal On A Shoestring



Metro Jacksonville's Robert Mann takes time to explain his proposal for taking advantage of former city-owned rail lines to connect Gateway Town Center with Brentwood, Springfield, East Jacksonville, the Stadium District and Downtown Jacksonville, stimulating needed economic development through all of these communities in the process.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-aug-the-electric-7-a-streetcar-proposal-on-a-shoestring

[JaxJag]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Noone]

Super idea.
All aboard!
Another 501-C
We've got the IBM'ers with the Smarter Cities Challenge in town for 3 weeks. Grant money just waiting to be passed around.
Volunteerism? I'd sign up.
better yet get the homeless involved. In a positive work opportunity program.
50' of track today the FTT (Food Trolley Truck)
50' of track tomorrow the FTT(Food Trolley Truck)
How big will the new Authority Zone be? At least to Gateway north along that corridor.
On another thread I asked you about CSX and any help if any from them.
What has been there response? Public, Private, Partnership
2011-364
What type of legislation are you looking for and need beside volunteers (free labor)?
Bring back the streetcar.
I'm All In.

[Charles Hunter]

Great article!  What needs to happen to make it happen?


(and an editing note - the text about people misusing the term catenary appears twice, and you never explain what one is, just what it isn't)

[dougskiles]

Love it!  We need to start mapping out the potential development opportunities along the way that can fund the system through TIFs.

[mtraininjax]

What can I do to help?

[If_I_Loved_you]

Great idea this is the best plan I have seen this would work in Jacksonville . Look what Savannah Ga has done http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Street_Streetcar and Astoria Oregon http://www.railwaypreservation.com/vintagetrolley/astoria.htm if both of these towns can do this so can we!

[gedo3]

I'm in awe of the whole idea--and particularly of all the research that went into this article!!!!

[wsansewjs]

I would personally devote my design and website resources to this project, pro-bono! Count me in!

-Josh

[JeffreyS]

Could we take it on down to Bay street? Could we package this as part of a public-private partnership with a real estate developer?

[thelakelander]

The old rail right of way runs to Maxwell House at East Adams Street.  To get to Bay/Shipyards, you'll have to create a new block long link down the center of Marsh Street.

[billy]

Can we get an emlargement of the route diagram?
Great idea!

[Doctor_K]

The old rail right of way runs to Maxwell House at East Adams Street.  To get to Bay/Shipyards, you'll have to create a new block long link down the center of Marsh Street.

In a pipe-dream sort of world, if this rail line went to the Maxwell House vicinity, would that not also be in the vicinity of a potential Skyway stop?  Y'know - the Skyway that's extended down Bay Street to the Sports District?

On that note, could we not do some sort of multi-modal station right there?  Skyway/streetcar stop?  Skyway extends to the Stadium/Randolph while the streetcar track heads north?

Like I said - pipe dream.  But a guy can imagine, can't he?

[mtraininjax]

The bridge over Hogan's Creek would need to be rebuilt, I would imagine, as it rises above the level of the street, unless the entire level of the street were raised from the JSO past the Channel 12/25 studios. It can happen, for sure. Would eliminate the ability of eastbound traffic being able to turn onto Phillip Randolph, but it is a small price to pay for this service.

Why not incorporate the old Fire Station museum as part of the shed for the rail cars? They need to go somewhere, and Bay street is as good a place to start as any. I'd ride the rails to the Jags games!

[duvaldude08]

Hey this was a tease. I wanna volunteer. I hate manual (only because my joints are in bad shape at the age of 30 LOL), however I would take some pain pills, put on my knee braces and pick up a shovel!! Im "all in"