Re: Streetcar
in no way should the streetcar be paved over, again, like the mistake OKC made of history.
If you really LOOK at history, you'll notice the streetcars were successful because they went somewhere, bringing people to and from downtown. THAT is why the streetcar isn't as successful (I don't call it a failure), if it were free, already had residential density, and/or had a spine, it would be very successful. This current iteration was meant to help spur downtown development, plain and simple, as people on here have said many times. It was meant to be expanded, and THAT's what we need to do for it and transit in OKC in general to be successful.
So, instead of paving over the tracks like transit haters always like to bring up, we need to add more track building reliable spine EW and NS and extensions into the rest of the inner city. Furthermore, we need the Commuter Rail and Bus options going into the suburbs from the also need to be realized Santa Fe Multimodal Hub.
Build this out and tell me it wont be a success.
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
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