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Community Streetcar Coalition News Clips March 22 – March 29, 2018 COMMUNITY STREETCAR COALITION NEWS CLIPS COMPILED BY BROADCAST CLIPS Charlotte WJZY March 29, 2018 LINK: https://bit.ly/2J5yD3o We’re talking about the extension of the CityLYNX Gold Line, they’re doing some road work on Trade Street, near I77. If you’re in that area, Trade Street is closed until June 29; they’re extending the streetcar segment 2.5 miles on the east and west ends. You have a system of about four miles that will run from French Street all the way to Novant Presbyterian hospital, so this is expected to be completed in 2020. The cost of this phase two is about $150 million. It is a 50/50 project, 50% by the federal government, 50% by the City of Charlotte. They do expect about 4,100 riders a day on it; I think that’s ambitious for this four-mile stretch, at an average of about $2.20 per person. The annual operating cost of the streetcar is over $6 million. We’re definitely going to have to subsidize this with a lot of taxes, but they’re saying that it should improve transportation between the west side and uptown. Seattle KIRO7 March 28, 2018 LINK: https://bit.ly/2pRNlC6 King County Metro says Seattle’s streetcar expansion will likely cost a lot more than what Seattle DOT is predicting. The difference is over staffing estimates. Seattle Times reports Metro thinks it will need twice as many employees as SDOT predicts to operate the streetcar system. KIRO7 is breaking down the numbers this morning to highlight the discrepancy. SDOT estimated the expansion will cost $16 million a year, but Metro’s estimates put it at $24 million. Metro is under contract to run the streetcars, with the expanded system set to open in 2020. El Paso KFOX March 27, 2018 LINK: https://bit.ly/2uzYLjE El Paso’s first renovated streetcar is being housed at a maintenance facility in downtown El Paso. Yesterday the local media got its first look inside. This is streetcar 1506. It has a vintage art deco look on the outside. The seats and handles were also repurposed from the original design, but most of the streetcar has been modernized with state of the art technology that includes TV monitors and a GPS system. When I look at the streetcars and I walk through them, it just fills me with joy to think about all the other El Pasoans that will be able to ride them and connect to those memories and our future. The next restored streetcar is expected to arrive here next month. 2 PRINT COVERAGE Downtown business leaders ready to ‘Hop’ on Milwaukee’s streetcar Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Steve Jagler March 29, 2018 Milwaukee’s first new streetcar rolled up to the Intermodal Station this week, sparking a buzz among downtown business executives. Some are excited about riding the streetcar, while others simply will be relieved to see the completion of track construction on downtown streets. Streetcar rides will be free the first year due to a $10 million sponsorship deal with the Forest County Potawatomi Community. As part of that agreement, the streetcar's official name is The Hop, presented by Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. Let’s be honest ... “free” is Milwaukee’s favorite price. For anything. Ever. So, two years from now, will Milwaukee’s business community be looking at The Hop as a wise, prudent investment that has improved the quality of life and the transit of residents and visitors alike? Or will the streetcar be viewed as Mayor Tom Barrett’s $128 million boondoggle? Truth be told, I don’t know. So, this week I conducted a completely unscientific email poll of prominent downtown business executives about Milwaukee’s streetcar, hoping to get a feel for how the prevailing winds are blowing on the street. Here are their responses: Mary Scheibel, CEO of Trefoil Group, Milwaukee “I have to admit, at first I was not a fan. … But as the streetcars begin to arrive, I find myself enthused and optimistic about its future. In talking with people inside my business, most share that enthusiasm. We talk often of the importance of making Milwaukee a distinctive place to live and do business as a key to economic health and prosperity. As we grow, it’s important for us to stop the brain drain and attract talent from other cities. We need to attract businesses to plant their roots here, visitors to vacation here and even suburban residents to come downtown more often. The streetcar affords an opportunity to travel around our city much more conveniently. For city dwellers, this could become a way to work in those colder months when walking is not an option. Or to schedule a luncheon meeting somewhere off your beaten path.” Jim Barry III, president of The Barry Co., Milwaukee 3 “Now that the construction is almost done and the streetcar is here, we should try to make the best of it and give it a chance to prove itself. My hope is that it will be embraced by residents of and visitors to Milwaukee. I certainly intend to try it out myself.” Rick Barrett, CEO of Barrett Lo Visionary Development, Milwaukee “We couldn’t be more excited about the launch of the streetcar. This is exactly the type of investment that will help our city attract and retain top-quality talent, foster new economic development and build our property tax base. That core belief is why we designed the Couture (a Milwaukee luxury high-rise apartment complex on the lakefront) around the streetcar. It will also help alleviate parking pressure downtown and make all of the great attractions in our city more accessible for residents, employees and visitors.” Robert Monnat, partner and chief operating officer, Mandel Group, Milwaukee “Thus far, people have reacted predictably to the construction disruption and the sight of overhead wires. I’m hoping we all keep an open mind and give this system a chance to prove its worth. The streetcar is one piece of a multi-modal solution for Milwaukee — a city which could be the most auto-centric urban center of its size. Be it streetcars, bike sharing or any other alternative to automobiles, I don’t expect Milwaukee’s ‘community conscience’ to adopt anything ‘new’ overnight. Given a chance, I think that people will come to appreciate the benefits of diversifying the ways that we traverse our most densely developed urban areas. The streetcar will be an important asset in creating this diversity.” Matt Dorner, economic development director, Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District #21 “We are really excited that the first vehicle has arrived. Anticipation for the system to open is growing as track construction nears completion and vehicle testing is about to begin. As downtown and the city continues to boom with new development, The Hop will help unlock more of those opportunities to grow the tax base and create jobs while enhancing our multi-modal connectivity.” Julia Taylor, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee “I've visited Kansas City twice since their streetcar started service. The streetcars are packed full and there were three parking lots on the initial route with new developments going up. We visited the University of Missouri-Kansas City Bloch School, and they were excited that the next extension would be out to their campus. I hope that Milwaukee will see the same acceptance, economic impact and connectivity. It’s made a big difference in downtown K.C.” Julie Granger, senior vice president of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce “The Milwaukee streetcar will add a fun option for limited travel between downtown points of interest. Thanks to Potawatomi, people will be able to try it out for free for the next year. Why not hop on?” 4 Eve Hall, president and CEO of Milwaukee Urban League and former CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee “I supported (it) in my role at the chamber because of the jobs that were to result from the development. As the Urban League CEO, I continue to support it as long as it extends its route north to Bronzeville and south as originally proposed long-term and provides employment to include diverse communities. I also support it because it serves as an additional amenity attraction to our city even though it is an expensive endeavor.” Jeremy Fojut, co-founder, NEWaukee “We are in the time where cities are in competition for businesses and talent more than ever before. We don’t build cities for today. We build them for tomorrow, and a lot of times not understanding the needs of tomorrow is where the politics come into play. I hope that same mind-set doesn’t get in the way of advances in autonomous technology or even newer, more progressive forms of transportation. I can count over 30 times I would have used the streetcar this winter to move around downtown for meetings and events.” Blair Williams, president of WiRED Properties, Milwaukee “Great cities have strong transit. Transit is about starting in one place and going to another. The value of the streetcar won’t be realized until we expand the network of places to go and install its extended routes. In the near term, it may seem underutilized, but I’m hopeful that early ridership isn’t the standard against which we measure its long-term value.” Not everyone is on board with the streetcar: Craig Peterson, president and CEO of Zigman Joseph & Associates, Milwaukee has been a vocal critic of Barrett and the streetcar project.
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