Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Streetcars

It Could Cost More to Shut Down Cincy Streetcar Than Finish It

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 21, 2013 | 10 Comments

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory is frustrated that all his work to bring the streetcar to fruition might be for naught, now that anti-streetcar John Cranley has been elected to take his place. “I’m from the tough part of town,” Mallory joked. “I will take the guy in a dark alley. I’m not afraid to use […]

Construction Continues on Cincy Streetcar, Mayor-Elect Still Wants It Stopped

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 7, 2013 | 19 Comments

Two days after Cincinnati voters elected anti-streetcar candidate John Cranley mayor, construction continues on the city’s partially-built streetcar system. Cranley called on the City Council to halt construction on the project Wednesday. A majority of the current council favors the streetcar, but that will change in a few weeks, when Cranley and the new council members are […]

New Wave of Development Follows Streetcar Construction in Mid-Sized Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 28, 2013 | 13 Comments

When selecting a parking lot along the Kansas City streetcar line as the site for a 50-unit, five-story apartment building, Boulder-based developer Linden Street Partners was clear: “The streetcar is the big thing that drew us, absolutely,” the company’s Scott Richardson told the Kansas City Star. “We like the demographics and the economic trends. I walked the […]

Cincinnati Streetcar Foes Attempt to Revoke Urbanist Blogger’s Right to Vote

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 16, 2013 | 21 Comments

The voting rights of a single Cincinnati resident took center stage this week in the never-ending drama over the city’s under-construction streetcar. Members of the Tea Party-affiliated Ohio Voter Integrity Project filed a complaint with the local Board of Elections challenging the right of city resident Randy Simes to vote in Cincinnati while he is […]

Cincy Mayor Candidate John Cranley: Stop Streetcar Now, in Case I’m Elected

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2013 | 14 Comments

The epic political grudge match over the Cincinnati streetcar never ends. Never mind that contracts have been awarded and the project is already under construction. One of the city’s leading mayoral candidates, former City Councilman John Cranley, is campaigning on the promise that he will stop the project if elected next month. A great article […]

ITDP Study: “A Coming Out for Bus-Based Transit-Oriented Development”

By Tanya Snyder | Sep 26, 2013 | 17 Comments

In a new report making the rounds this week, “More Development For Your Transit Dollar: An Analysis of 21 North American Transit Corridors,” the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy does two things. First, authors Walter Hook, Stephanie Lotshaw, and Annie Weinstock evaluate which factors determine the impact of urban transit on development, coming up […]

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