Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2015
Publication Title
Journal of Public Transportation
Volume
18
Issue Number
1
DOI
10.5038/2375-0901.18.1.5
Disciplines
Transportation | Urban Studies and Planning
Abstract
Planners and policymakers in dozens of U.S. cities are considering making streetcar investments in the hope of promoting economic development, encouraging tourism, carrying transit riders, and/or achieving a host of other local objectives. Most observers look to Portland, Oregon, as a model of successful streetcar development, but this paper considers the experiences of two less successful communities, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Tampa, Florida. Using a combination of key informant interviews and local and national transit data, the authors assess the goals of streetcar implementation and the performance of the streetcars in these two cities, seeking to understand the reasons for their performance and identify lessons for other communities.
Recommended Citation
Luis Ramos-Santiago, Jeffrey Brown, and Hilary Nixon. "A Cautionary Tale of Two Streetcars: Little Rock’s River Rail and Tampa’s TECO Line" Journal of Public Transportation (2015). https://doi.org/10.5038/2375-0901.18.1.5
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