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TRANSPORTATION: STREETCARS :
UNITED STATES: CITIES: ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA:
Wally Ely: Trolley Service Could Be a Boon to Downtown Allentown
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Wally Ely: Trolley Service Could Be a Boon to Downtown Allentown
April 11, 2015
Wally Ely
Morning Call
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/yourview/
mc-trolleys-return-allentown-ely-yv--20150411-story.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/lc2lf34
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When my friend Rick Geho suggested to me some time back that Allentown
needed and deserved a downtown trolley line, I dismissed the thought as
wishful thinking. Later information that has come to my attention
indicates that Rick was probably right.
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Recently, while catching up with my reading, I came across my National
Railway Historical Society Bulletin, dated Fall 2013. It was obvious the
newsletter of 38 pages primarily dealt with trolley cars. The heading of
the newsletter was "The Modern Streetcar Transit or Time Machine?" I
turned a page to find that 19 American communities are welcoming back
trolley service to serve their citizens. The most interesting part of the
article carried the subhead, "Guide to Current Modern Streetcar Projects."
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Reading on, I learned that modern trolley lines are operating in Portland,
Ore., and in Tacoma and Seattle, Wash. The next section, "Under
Construction," listed these forward-thinking communities: Tuscon, Ariz.;
Washington, D.C.; Cincinnati; Atlanta; Salt Lake City, Utah; Dallas; and
Charlotte, S.C.
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Another section listed these cities as funded for trolley service:
Arlington, Va.; Oklahoma City; and Los Angeles. Finally, the article
describes six more cities with planned trolley systems: Minneapolis;
Sacramento, Calif.; Milwaukee; Kansas City, Kansas; Detroit; and Tempe,
Ariz.
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Alexander Craghead, writing in the National Railway Historical Society
Bulletin, explained, "The Seattle Streetcar was constructed primarily
using funds from a special taxing district on properties along its route.
The final cost was $56.4 million, including the cost of the cars." In
Cincinnati, he reported, "The $125 million line is being funded with a
mixture of local revenues and $39.9 million in federal grants."
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Some say the return of trolley cars is simply a nostalgic return to the
historic streetcar era. Craghead notes, "What is of little doubt is that
the modern streetcar of today is not a repetition of the past."
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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