Hi Folks:
Tomorrow is the anniversary for the end of city run streetcar service in New York City. Since 1979, there has been some sort of push for streetcar service in New York City but nothing comes of it. One of the problems is that it takes a long time to build something that some people do not want here in the city. The years go by and another mayor comes in and the project is stopped. Here are some projects that I remember that nothing came about:
- 42nd Street Manhattan: Two times tried and failed.
- Various Coney Island Routes Brooklyn
- Bronx streetcars near the Grand Concourse
- Red Hook Brooklyn: City and private attempts by Bob Diamond. Some track and wire were put in place.
- Recent Regional Plan Association proposals.
- 34th Street and 42nd Street plans, Manhattan
- A proposal for Downtown Brooklyn near the Civic Center
- Waterfront -Queens light rail line.
- Light Rapid Transit on North and West shores of Staten Island.
Probably there are others. Due to COVID-19, working from home seems to work for many. Perhaps we do not need transit after all, and of course, why would we need streetcars if transit ridership never returns to the pre-COVID levels?
We can always dream, what could have been.
My Best:
Tramway Null(0)
