Operating a streetcar on Sam Adams may violate some laws~ Even Pale Ale.

... this as a railfan: there is no reason to put streetcar lines in various places in Portland if all they will ... I read the article in the Oregonan I believe the plan was framed as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emisions,...feel about each of these subjects is going to affect how you think of the streetcar plan. But let's start by assuming that each of these issues has some validity (...

... on Friday by City Commissioner Sam Adams in a speech to ...ranging speech on transportation that Adams portrayed as an overwhelmed, underfunded...faces several major transportation challenges, Adams said, aside from the rush...residential neighborhoods. The department also plans an expansion of the network...choices." ~ Poster's Note: Running streetcar lines down Sandy, Killingsworth, Hawthorne...

...sympatico.ca wrote: I seem to recall Amsterdam has really similar cars. Nottingham has even shorter, unarticulated streetcars. San Fransisco doesn't even have streetcars that can run under their own power. Nottingham, England has 5 section articulateds that are 37 meters long as I recall. ...

......@baxcode.com> wrote: Since the Streetcar operates mostly in Fareless Square...bus -- why would the Portland Streetcar be an exception? + Much smaller...Nottingham has even shorter, unarticulated streetcars. San Fransisco doesn't even...have streetcars that can run under their own power. Nottingham, England...not better than what the streetcar is doing. Until you consider...

...Paul J. Berg) said in alt.planning.urban: ~ From The (Portland) Oregonian -..., 2007 Could you imagine a streetcar line up Northeast Sandy Boulevard? ...> I can't imagine a streetcar working well in ANY modern American...; throwing a bunch of lumbering streetcars into the mix will only make...up their car to ride a streetcar through the same crap they ...

...spamgu...@baxcode.com> wrote: Since the Streetcar operates mostly in Fareless Square ... bus -- why would the Portland Streetcar be an exception? + Much smaller ... Nottingham has even shorter, unarticulated streetcars. San Fransisco doesn't even have streetcars that can run under their own power. + The cars ... not better than what the streetcar is doing. Until you consider ...

...(Paul J. Berg) said in alt.planning.urban: ~ From The (Portland) Oregonian - ...21, 2007 Could you imagine a streetcar line up Northeast Sandy Boulevard? ... I can't imagine a streetcar working well in ANY modern American...; throwing a bunch of lumbering streetcars into the mix will only make...up their car to ride a streetcar through the same crap they have...

...is substantially less than a bus ride - why would the Streetcar be substantially different? That has already been stated in a previous post... large numbers of people if it is built right. The Portland streetcar could probably be moving 3x the people it is now had it been designed correctly. Streetcars, if the system is reproduced, move people to where the jobs...

... it is substantially less than a bus ride - why would the Streetcar be substantially different? That has already been stated in a previous post.... large numbers of people if it is built right. The Portland streetcar could probably be moving 3x the people it is now had it been designed correctly. Streetcars, if the system is reproduced, move people to where the jobs ...