Streetcar

[lonestarstatesux]

What about the idea of a loop and then in the future having LRT spokes coming off? For example, the loop would go around the SW side of downtown and people could get off at stop at NW corner of the new park, get on a LRT down to the airport? The LRT would be fast and need less stops, but still provide access to fun destinations like Stockyards at the couple/few stops it has on the way to the airport. I think this idea (streetcar loop - LRT spokes) would be a good mix and allow future connections/expansion.

[BDP]

It'll be interesting to see how the current trolley system plays into this. If the streetcar can sufficiently serve what is now being served by the red and blue lines downtown, maybe we can redirect those resources to extend our transit reach. The Orange line currently goes west to stockyards and meridian, maybe the Red and Blue lines can be extended out, one to, say, the adventure district and maybe another to the Paseo and up Western. They could be very tourist destination oriented with limited stops that give visitors quick access to some of the city's other hot spots outside of the core and serve as sort of express lines for residents feeding into the core and the new streetcar system. The trolleys could be used as sort of a bridge as we expand our rail transit system outward from the core.