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LRT News Branches Out…..2 on the Internet! Antitax Voters Pass Transit Tax TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD VVol.OL .20, 18, No. NO .1 2 NOVEMBERApril 20082003 W Washington,ASHINGTON, D.C.D.C. CONTENTSCONTENTS New “Classic” StreetcarsFrom the ReturnEditor: to Tampa . 2 LRT News Branches Out…..2 on the Internet! Antitax Voters Pass Transit Tax . 7 LRT News is published exclusively on 11th Joint Light Rail Transit LRT News is published exclusively King of the Road . 9 the Internet. The table of contents offers Conference Call for Papers…..3 on the Internet. The table of con- links directly to each article, or you can tents offers links directly to each You Can Learn a Lot on the Bus . 11 scroll down to read the entire news- article, or you can scroll down to Portland LRT: The Beat Goes On…..4 letter. To receive LRT News, please read the entire newsletter. To re- “New” Streetcars Begin Running in Tacoma . 13 bookmark the TRB online publications ceive LRT News, please bookmark page http://www4.trb.org/trb/online- LRT in Seattle: 2007 Update…..8 the TRB online publications page pubs.nsf. Related Transit Links . 15 http://www4.trb.org/trb/online pubs.nsf. Voters Support More LRT for Charlotte The Transportation Research Board Before First Line Opens…..11 is one of six major divisions of the National Research Council, which The Transportation Research Board Seven New LRT Lines Planned servesis a division as an independent of the National adviser Research to theCouncil, federal whichgovernment serves andas an others indepen- on for Metropolitan Toronto…..12 scientificdent advisor and totechnical the federal questions government of nationalon scientific importance. and technical The National questions Study Set for New LRT in Philadelphia…..13 Researchof national Council importance. is jointly The National administeredResearch Council, by the jointlyNational administered Academy ofby Sciences, the National the National Academy Academy of Sciences, of LRT Project Progress Report Table…..15 the National Academy of Engineering, Engineering, and the Institute of and the Institute of Medicine, brings 9 13 Medicine.the resources The of mission the entire of thescientific and Transportationtechnical community Research to bear Board on nationalis to provideproblems leadership through itsin volunteertransportation advisory LRTLRT News News isis published published intermittently intermittently by by the the Transportation Transportation Research Research innovationcommittees. and progress through BoardBoard to to disseminate disseminate information information on onnew new developments developments in light in light rail rail research and information exchange, transittransit planning, planning, technology, technology, and and operations. operations. The The newsletter newsletter also alsoreports re- conducted within a setting that is ports on new studies, completed research, and current literature. The objective, interdisciplinary, and on new studies, completed research, and current literature. The publica- multimodal. tionpublication of LRT News of LRT is madeNews possibleis made through possible funding through under funding the Technical under the www.TRB.org AssistanceTechnical ProgramAssistance of theProgram Federal of Transit the Federal Administration. Transit Administration. JackDonald W. Boorse,O. Eisele, editor. editor. John John D. Wilkins, W. Schumann, Chairman, Chairman, TRB Committee TRB Com- onmittee Light on Rail Light Transit. Rail Peter Transit. L. Shaw, Peter TRB L. staff. Shaw, Submit TRB news staff. items Submit to LRTnews News items, Transportation to LRT News, ResearchTransportation Board, 500Research Fifth Street, Board, NW, 500 Fifth Washington,Street, NW, DC Washington, 20001, e-mail DC [email protected], telephone ISSN 202-334-2966. 0162-8429. ISSN 0162-8429. Vol.VOL .20, 18, No. NO 1. 2 NOVEMBERApril 20082003 2 2 ALSO IN NEW “CLASSIC”From the STREETCARS Editor: THIS ISSUE LRTRETURN NEWS TOBRANCHES TAMPA OUT From the Editor: LRT New “Classic” TECO Line Connects Major City Sites for NewsStreetcars Branches Return Out Tourists,LRT News hasConvention been one of the Attendees, reliable “fruits” and of theCommuters TRB Committee on to Tampa Light Rail Transit’s labors since it was launched during our days as a subcom- u mittee. Under the editorship of Don Eisele this newsletter has steadfastly kept ★ On October 19, 2002, electric streetcars triumphantly returned tocommittee Tampa as members, the new friends, TECO and Line many opened other readers for revenue informed, service. and it has 11thAntitax Joint Light Voters Rail evolved from a monochromatic, printed paper consisting of a few pages, to a TransitPass Transit Conference Tax Freepresent-day rides were electronic offered journal on opening with extensive day, andarticles every and carcolor ran graphics. with As Call for Papers a capacity load all day. It was an auspicious beginning, and rid- ★ Don moves into his well-deserved retirement, it is my responsibility to con- ershiptinue thehas high continued standards to heexceed established, expectations and I look by forward about 50to thepercent. challenge. u King of the Road StreetcarsSince the firstpreviously LRT News had was run published, in Tampa rail transitfrom has1892 seen until impressive ★ 1946growth when, in a number as happened of North Americanin so many metropolitan other cities, areas, theyand the were predomi- Portland LRT: nant mode has been LRT. Nevertheless, some voids have been filled by other TheYou Beat Can Goes Learn On replaced by buses. Tampa still has a healthy bus system, oper- atedrail bymodes, HARTLine, including new,and “heavy”the new rapid streetcar transit linesystems is an patterned adjunct after to the a Lot on the Bus continent’s pioneer subway and elevated lines in Boston, New York, and Phila- u that system. Impetus for construction of the new line began in ★ delphia. Quite recently, there has been dramatic acceleration in the establish- 1984ment with of commuter the formation or regional of therailroad Tampa service. & Ybor City Street Rail- “New” Streetcars LRT in Seattle: way Society,LRT News which will provided now track the the initial progress backing of all passenger and enthusiasm rail transporta- Begin Running in 2007 Update fortion the in U.S.project. and Canadian In 1996, metropolitan the city areasof Tampa and, from and time HARTLine to time, will pub- Tacoma formedlish reports a partnership and tabular todata. develop Most issues the newof LRT system. News will Construction have a “corner,” u ★ beganwhich in will February be devoted 2001, to one and of testingthe rail siblingsof the line of LRT. began Reports in August of current events are welcome. RelatedVoters Support Transit MoreLinks 2002. The Tampa Electric Company (TECO) had developed LRT for Charlotte Before Tampa’s original streetcar line and has purchased the right to name the new system The TECO Line, although— Jackit is W. actually Boorse, Editor the First Line Opens Principal Professional Associate operated by HARTLine. Parsons Brinckerhoff u Emeritus Member, TRB Committee AP075, Light Rail Transit Completely New Route Seven New LRT Lines Planned for The new line does not duplicate any of Tampa’s previous street- Metropolitan Toronto car lines, but it has been strategically positioned to be the nucleus of an expanded system. The current portion runs from u Tampa’s Convention Center to Ybor City (pronounced “eebor”), passing by the St. Pete Times Forum sports arena, the Channel- Study Set for New LRT side shopping and entertainment district, the Florida Aquarium, in Philadelphia and three cruise ship terminals; then crossing the CSX railroad u at grade with automatic interlocking en route to the rejuvenated Ybor City shopping and entertainment areas. Current clientele Light Rail Transit consists of several different groups of people. At 11 a.m. when Project Progress service begins, customers are mainly tourists and cruise ship Report Table Vol.VOL .20, 18, No. NO 1. 2 NOVEMBERApril 20082003 2 3 11th Joint Light Rail Transit Conference ALSO IN NEW “CLASSIC” STREETCARS CALL FOR PAPERS THIS ISSUE RETURN TO TAMPA April 19–22, 2009 From the Editor: LRT New “Classic” TECO Line ConnectsLos Major Angeles, City California Sites for NewsStreetcars Branches Return Out Tourists, Convention Attendees,Mark Your Calendars! and Commuters to Tampa u The Transportation Research Board and the American Public Transportation ★ OnAssociation October 19,(APTA) 2002, have electric announced streetcars that the 11th triumphantly Joint Light Rail returned Transit Confer- 11thAntitax Joint Light Voters Rail to Tampaence will asbe heldthe innew Los TECOAngeles fromLine April opened 19 to Aprilfor revenue 22, 2009. Theservice. Los Ange- TransitPass Transit Conference Tax Freeles rides County were Metropolitan offered Transportation on opening Authority day, and will every be the car host ran system. with Call for Papers a capacity The load conference all day. planning It was committee,an auspicious chaired beginning, by John Wilkins, and Newrid- Jersey ★ Transit, and vice-chaired by Winston Simmonds, Port Authority of Allegheny ership has continued to exceed expectations by about 50 percent. u County, has issued the conference call for papers. You are invited to consider the King of the Road followingStreetcars topics: previously had run in Tampa from 1892 until ★ 1946 when, as happened in so many other cities, they were Portland LRT: • Streetcar Circulators and the New Urbanism; TheYou Beat Can Goes Learn On replaced by buses. Tampa still has a healthy bus system, oper- ated • by HARTLine, Light Rail
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