Seattle Streetcar News

guinessbeer55 · March 12th, 2007, 02:47 AM

Does anyone no whats going on with the Seattle Streetcar- South Lake Union Line?? How far have they gotten??

BoulderGrad · March 12th, 2007, 02:58 AM

The street car website has construction updates, and lots of info on the project and the possibility for expansion.

http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/stcar_slu.htm

CrazyAboutCities · March 12th, 2007, 05:59 AM

Yesterday I was on Denny and I saw the construction process on Denny and Westlake. I saw some orange sheets on the street and it looks like it covered the rail line.

Black Box · March 12th, 2007, 07:33 AM

The line will be up and running in December of this year.

CrazyAboutCities · March 12th, 2007, 07:45 AM

I wonder will this new streetcars include monthly transportion pass id too? Or I will have to pay separately?

Black Box · March 12th, 2007, 08:02 AM

It is maintained and operated by King County Metro Transit. You can use your pass or transfer to board the street car.

guinessbeer55 · March 12th, 2007, 08:10 AM

wow, it doesnt take long to build one of these lines... thats great, in time for Christmas... it would be good if we could get a city-wide system going... areas like fremont, ballard, montlake, wallingford, west seattle, queen anne, and others should be connected to downtown by another form of transportation besides buses...

CrazyAboutCities · March 12th, 2007, 08:16 AM

YESSSSS!!!!!!!!! I HOPE THAT WILL HAPPEN SOON!

CrazyAboutCities · March 12th, 2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Black Box

It is maintained and operated by King County Metro Transit. You can use your pass or transfer to board the street car.

Thanks! That's what I thought... Just want to make sure.

Black Box · March 12th, 2007, 08:18 AM

Oh, that would be a dream come true. I do think we will see more lines in the future. I hope the Waterfront line comes back soon.

CrazyAboutCities · March 12th, 2007, 08:22 AM

I think streetcars are best option for City of Seattle since monorail project failed. Light rail system is taking years to get completed. Streetcars are cheaper and faster to get built.

Backstrom · March 16th, 2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

I think streetcars are best option for City of Seattle since monorail project failed. Light rail system is taking years to get completed. Streetcars are cheaper and faster to get built.

The streetcars are a great way to get up and down downtown via waterfront, but I'd have to say that a metro-wide system would not be effective. The purpose of streetcars just is not to serve a metropolitan area of almost four million people. While we have to sacrifice time and money and light rail, a train system is probably the most efficient.

I think that the waterfront streetcar line is excellent as it is, or perhaps a minor expansion maybe to Westlake, or through the Financial district is good. Maybe even to Seattle Center would be nice, but I don't think it would be any good past downtown.

CrazyAboutCities · March 16th, 2007, 08:37 AM

I think we should have streetcars at Seattle's most dense neighborhoods including Belltown, Capital Hill, First Hill, Queen Anne, Lake Union, Denny Triangle, Fremont, University District and Ballard only. Few of them are in process. The rest of it should be good ideas just for now.

SeaGuy · March 12th, 2007, 08:54 PM

I work on the Fred Hutch campus and was hocked to see they hope to have it running by Christmas. We can't believe how long it has taken (8 months) just to get the segment in front of the campus, and it's not even done yet. It will be interesting to see how they handle the segment that will cross over Denny at Westlake. It's going to be a total nightmare for traffic, but worht the price by far in the long run.

CrazyAboutCities · March 13th, 2007, 01:31 AM

I believe that they works on Denny and Westlake overnight where traffic will be less to make it easier to get it done.

CityView Jim · March 15th, 2007, 07:33 PM

I think it will neat to see, but still have trouble seeing the difference between a street car and a bus. They still run at street level, are subject to traffic tie-ups and signals, and will have the same clientele for the most part.

CrazyAboutCities · March 15th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Streetcars are electric. I think Metro buses use disel fuel system.

I wonder if streetcars becoming very popular for Seattle and extend it to anywhere in Seattle area. It will replace buses just like at old times when trolleys got replaced by vehicles and buses?

sequoias · March 17th, 2007, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

Streetcars are electric. I think Metro buses use disel fuel system.

I wonder if streetcars becoming very popular for Seattle and extend it to anywhere in Seattle area. It will replace buses just like at old times when trolleys got replaced by vehicles and buses?

There are still many trolley buses in service from University district to Seattle, Southeast Seattle and the routes list goes on. There's many articulated trolley buses along with 40 feet ones, too.

CrazyAboutCities · March 17th, 2007, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sequoias

There are still many trolley buses in service from University district to Seattle, Southeast Seattle and the routes list goes on. There's many articulated trolley buses along with 40 feet ones, too.

Yeah I seen them... Its okay... It is still better than no public transportation system.

sequoias · March 18th, 2007, 12:33 AM

Yeah, I rather have a nice streetcar than a trolley bus, too bad streetcars can't go up steep hills, would have to install those counterweight systems to lift it up hill like the ones in SF.

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March 12th, 2007, 05:59 AM	#3
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	Yesterday I was on Denny and I saw the construction process on Denny and Westlake. I saw some orange sheets on the street and it looks like it covered the rail line.

March 12th, 2007, 07:33 AM	#4
Black Box Black Box Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 904 Likes (Received): 26	The line will be up and running in December of this year.

March 12th, 2007, 07:45 AM	#5
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	I wonder will this new streetcars include monthly transportion pass id too? Or I will have to pay separately?

March 12th, 2007, 08:02 AM	#6
Black Box Black Box Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 904 Likes (Received): 26	It is maintained and operated by King County Metro Transit. You can use your pass or transfer to board the street car.

March 12th, 2007, 08:10 AM	#7
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 2	wow, it doesnt take long to build one of these lines... thats great, in time for Christmas... it would be good if we could get a city-wide system going... areas like fremont, ballard, montlake, wallingford, west seattle, queen anne, and others should be connected to downtown by another form of transportation besides buses...

March 12th, 2007, 08:16 AM	#8
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	YESSSSS!!!!!!!!! I HOPE THAT WILL HAPPEN SOON!

March 12th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#10
Black Box Black Box Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 904 Likes (Received): 26	Oh, that would be a dream come true. I do think we will see more lines in the future. I hope the Waterfront line comes back soon.

March 12th, 2007, 08:22 AM	#11
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	I think streetcars are best option for City of Seattle since monorail project failed. Light rail system is taking years to get completed. Streetcars are cheaper and faster to get built.

March 16th, 2007, 08:37 AM	#13
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	I think we should have streetcars at Seattle's most dense neighborhoods including Belltown, Capital Hill, First Hill, Queen Anne, Lake Union, Denny Triangle, Fremont, University District and Ballard only. Few of them are in process. The rest of it should be good ideas just for now.

March 12th, 2007, 08:54 PM	#14
SeaGuy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 113 Likes (Received): 0	I work on the Fred Hutch campus and was hocked to see they hope to have it running by Christmas. We can't believe how long it has taken (8 months) just to get the segment in front of the campus, and it's not even done yet. It will be interesting to see how they handle the segment that will cross over Denny at Westlake. It's going to be a total nightmare for traffic, but worht the price by far in the long run.

March 13th, 2007, 01:31 AM	#15
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	I believe that they works on Denny and Westlake overnight where traffic will be less to make it easier to get it done.

March 15th, 2007, 07:33 PM	#16
CityView Jim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,957 Likes (Received): 62	I think it will neat to see, but still have trouble seeing the difference between a street car and a bus. They still run at street level, are subject to traffic tie-ups and signals, and will have the same clientele for the most part.

March 15th, 2007, 08:10 PM	#17
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,328 Likes (Received): 15	Streetcars are electric. I think Metro buses use disel fuel system. I wonder if streetcars becoming very popular for Seattle and extend it to anywhere in Seattle area. It will replace buses just like at old times when trolleys got replaced by vehicles and buses?

March 18th, 2007, 12:33 AM	#20
sequoias Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Midwest US Posts: 1,601 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah, I rather have a nice streetcar than a trolley bus, too bad streetcars can't go up steep hills, would have to install those counterweight systems to lift it up hill like the ones in SF.