Washington DC mayor Muriel Bowser has announced that the DC Streetcar, a single line of mixed-traffic streetcar along a portion of H Street, will be replaced by a “next generation streetcar.” The Washington Post headline cuts through the spin: If I could have edited that headline, I might just have said “DC Streetcar to be […] The post What Was Wrong with the Washington DC Streetcar appeared first on Human Transit.| Human Transit
Muni's 22-Fillmore line is one of San Francisco’s longest-lived and most important transit routes, gaining additional popularity even now, 130 years after it was built. Read More...... The post The 22 Fillmore: a line to love since 1895 appeared first on Market Street Railway.| Market Street Railway
May 15, 1932 was perhaps the peak of San Francisco’s streetcar era. True, a few unimportant lines had been abandoned in the previous few years, but on this day, San Francisco celebrated a brand-new streetcar line: Market Street Railway’s 31-Balboa. It would be the last new line with substantial new trackage until the F-line opened along the Embarcadero to Fisherman’s Wharf 68 years later. Read More...... The post The fall of Market Street Railway appeared first on Market Street Railway.| Market Street Railway
This article covers: The January 2025 CEO’s Report A follow-up on the report re Subway Streetcar Fleet and Infrastructure The proposed interim wayfinding strategy An update on fare collection…| Steve Munro