May 11, 2016—The voter-approved, $100 million Kansas City Streetcar opened May 6, and welcomed 32,000-plus passengers during its first weekend in service. Among the fastest federally-funded streetcar projects ever completed, KC Streetcar moved swiftly from…
U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Kansas City Streetcar Grand Opening
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Carolyn Flowers today joined…
HDR Delivers Texas’ First Modern Streetcar System
The Union Station to Oak Cliff Dallas Streetcar TIGER Project is Texas’ first modern streetcar system. The project is a collaborative endeavor between…
Eleventh New TTC Streetcar Enters Service
The TTC’s newest low-floor streetcar, car number 4412, entered service on the 510 Spadina route this morning, bringing the total number of new streetcars in service to 11. Low-floor streetcars are equipped with PRESTO machines and ticket validators to allow…
Milwaukee Receives $14.2 Million TIGER Grant Investment for Lakefront Streetcar Line
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced that the City of Milwaukee has been awarded $14.2 million in TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) for the Milwaukee…
Cost Estimate for Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar Drops by $55 Million
Building a streetcar line in downtown Los Angeles may cost about $55 million less than officials had previously said — an estimate that has buoyed the spirits of the project's boosters, including City Councilman Jose Huizar. But the lower price tag of about…
Detroit M-1 Rail Streetcar Construction Begins Today
M-1 RAIL Streetcar will began work this Monday, July 28, 2014, with a full closure of Woodward Avenue from Adams Street to Campus Martius Park for approximately 120 days. The announcement was recently made during a meeting M-1 RAIL hosted with small businesses,…
