| 单词 | streetcar |
| 例句 | I ran down the tracks left in the potholed road from the old streetcar line. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z After crossing the river, I hopped aboard a streetcar in passing, clinging onto the rear bars for several blocks, until it slowed at a corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Traveling south through the Black Belt, the streetcars passed by quiet streets where the Respectables lived in sturdy brick and stone structures mixed with a healthy sprinkling of frame houses and a few apartment buildings. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t move into the streetcar but stood on the ledge over the conductor, glaring. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He learned how to make it go faster, then faster, and the streetcar screamed along with us through the deserted city. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The street lamps were making the pavement glisten, and the light from the streetcars would glint off someone’s shiny hair, or off a smile or a silver bracelet. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The picture shows a woman knitting on a streetcar, with the ends of her knitting needles poking into the people beside her and her ball of wool unrolling down the aisle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Thereafter I kept my books and magazines wrapped in newspaper so that no one would see them, reading them at home and on the streetcar to and from work. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, down the street, I saw a streetcar cross a bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Yohko raced down the street to the streetcar stop near her home. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She rejected the proposal with: “They don’t accept colored people on the streetcars.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For those who hopped the streetcar, the first instinct was to move to the back. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Desdemona, noticing all this, looked out to see that the streetcar had entered the Black Bottom ghetto. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I never rode the streetcars in Lansing again after Papa died. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z My grandparents’ eyes glazed over at the sheer activity, streetcars rumbling, bells clanging, and the monochrome traffic swerving in and out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I steady my suitcase against the backseat as the car thumps over the streetcar tracks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Uri swung out from the side of the streetcar like a gate. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Another black man was beginning a streetcar ride home with his ten-year-old son when the pair caught the eye of some strikers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now and then police officers cleared a path for one of the city’s bright yellow streetcars, called grip-cars for the way their operators attached them to an ever-running cable under the street. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She’d ridden the streetcar to and from Sparrows Point to make sure they didn’t get lost during their first weeks in the city. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The rattle of streetcars, honking horns, and the bustle of people made this part of San Francisco much noisier than where Emily and James lived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The streetcars, packed a few minutes before, were almost empty. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A streetcar stopped, and passengers boarded, oblivious to our presence. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Mornings as the streetcar traversed my ghetto I experienced a mixture of dread and trauma. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, she had seen a haint raise such a bluster on the sidewalk that a living man stumbled as it spun through him, falling hard into the street and nearly getting flattened by a streetcar. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The lady reached over to bring down my window too, but she stopped because there was a loud sound, and it wasn’t the clang of the streetcar. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I’ve been walking for hours it seems, down the hill to the downtown, where the streetcars no longer run. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z At five o’clock some streetcars pulled up, clanging away. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z As the streetcar made its way along the avenue, the group of strikers chasing the car and throwing stones snowballed to a mob of nearly two hundred. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I stand on the streetcar tracks, looking up and down to make sure nothing’s coming. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We hopped a streetcar as it rattled down the tracks. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The driver braked the streetcar and the passengers moved quickly aside to let her off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Barry and Clyde had jumped on a streetcar and hightailed it to Pier 39, where they could get lost in the crowds. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Through the hanging smoke, Lefty saw other streetcars letting off other workers, hundreds and hundreds of gray figures trudging across the paved courtyard toward the factory gates. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I’m going to lie on my bed and dream about streetcars,” Theodora said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He pushed one thing, pulled another; the streetcar jerked into movement and we were heading down the tracks. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Stopping, he saw that one of the bicycle tires had lodged in the groove of a streetcar track. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On the streetcars there are always old ladies, or we think of them as old. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z On the streetcar going back, I read the advertisements: a beer, a chocolate bar, a brassiere turning into a bird. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar, with pale light pouring from its windows, rumbled to a stop. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z With the streetcars down, the only way to get to the Stock Yard was on foot, and being out and about was just too dangerous. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They hopped on a streetcar and talked just loud enough to hear each other over the car’s clanking wheels. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone on the row of streetcar seats was turned directly toward the judge, who coughed, leafed through his file, and turned toward me, fanning himself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z It was here, in what Chicagoans called a “streetcar” suburb, that stockyard supervisors chose to settle, as did officials of companies headquartered in the skyscrapers of the Loop. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The last streetcars were going by, taking the now distant sounds of the neighborhood with them. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z A gray bird flew above them, above the electric wires for the streetcar line, and perched on the metal cornice of a roof. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z People of all ages and colors used the streetcars to get where they needed to go, yet another way in which the living and the dead were not as different as they might think. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Taxis are for Josef; I’m used to going everywhere on buses and streetcars, and the subway. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In Chicago, under the law, most places were open to both blacks and whites: children attended school together, and adults rode streetcars together. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When other boys wanted to be policemen and streetcar conductors and cowboys, he still said he wanted to explore. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “Good. It’s less than an hour walk and we won’t need to use the streetcar if we go soon.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Crowds overwhelmed the streetcars on the morning of the suffrage procession, March 3, 1913. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I can hear the streetcar and the children and I’m enjoying myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The streetcars that followed brought back the players, whom I recognized by their little athletic bags. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The city was constantly changing—day by day, old buildings were being knocked down to make room for newer ones and a labyrinth of streetcar rails was being laid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z My trips to the streetcar office were of the frequency of a person on salary. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught the streetcar to go to the public beach down at the harbor. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Suddenly children were running alongside die streetcar, waving and shouting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Jackson Street, though, smelled of rotting fish, cabbages and radishes fermenting in sea brine, sluggish sewers and diesel streetcar fumes. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z From time to time he passed the slowly rocking streetcars that seemed to be leisurely moving toward no special destination, following their route through the old mansions on either side of the avenue. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar pulled away, as white faces looked back at her, a woman thrown overboard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Here an angle is formed, the avenue and its streetcar tracks on one side, the river and levee and railroad tracks on the other. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar is muggy with twice-breathed air and the smell of wool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me as the streetcar clanged above us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z To Lefty again, the night of the pageant, taking the streetcar to Cadillac Square and walking into Gold’s Clothes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was astonished that even at that late hour, way past my usual bedtime, there were streetcars and pedestrians everywhere. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But in Pittsburgh she felt terribly little and worried, especially after one day when she got off the streetcar in the wrong place. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid I’d never feel at home, that I’d always find myself flinching away from train whistles or the metallic uproar of streetcars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Those blacks on the streetcars now joined their brethren in the streets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The neighbor would give me fare for the streetcar, but instead of riding, I walked the short distance. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z They went to Irvington on Tuesday morning, August 27, 1895, aboard an electric trolley, a new kind of streetcar that drew its power through a wheeled conducting apparatus on the roof called a troller. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They dodged streetcars and buses, swung wide around each corner, peered out from under the shell from time to time to get their bearings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z You had to ride in the back of the bus or the streetcar, and you couldn’t sit down unless no whites were on board. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On Tuesday afternoons—Tuesday being Mrs. Pontellier’s reception day—there was a constant stream of callers—women who came in carriages or in the streetcars, or walked when the air was soft and distance permitted. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar didn’t so much as pause as it crossed the invisible barrier, but at the same time in the length of a block the world was different. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z For one whole semester the streetcars and I shimmied up and scooted down the sheer hills of San Francisco. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the black men under attack on a streetcar was relieved to see police coming to his rescue. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We drive through the nearly empty Sunday streets, following the streetcar tracks west. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “No, I have work in the morning. I need to go home. I’ll take a streetcar.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Barry and Clyde had jumped on a streetcar and hightailed it to Pier 39, where they could get lost in the crowds. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When the streetcar stopped, the father and his son made a run for it, all the while bombarded by stones. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I ate in a restaurant, caught a streetcar and rode south, rode until I could see no more black faces on the sidewalks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The first one I called gave me an appointment immediately, so I took the streetcar to his office and explained my needs. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Forming a human barrier, they stopped the streetcars in their tracks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The rattle of streetcars, honking horns, and the bustle of people made this part of San Francisco much noisier than where Emily and James lived. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For shopping you had to go into Bursa, walking first and then taking the horse-drawn streetcar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I would go to work on the streetcars and wear a blue serge suit. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then migrants were sent out into their newly adopted city, walking or riding the streetcar toward the address that was, as of this moment, home. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The streetcar labored on, moving away from the landmarks she knew, the greengrocer’s, the movie theater, the fire hydrants and neighborhood newspaper stands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z That’s where we go now on Saturday mornings, bareheaded, jerking downtown stop by stop on the streetcar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It also saved the pennies that would otherwise have paid their fare on the streetcar and instead could be used to buy a better cut of meat for Sunday dinner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the 1880s Chicago was experiencing explosive growth that propelled land values to levels no one could have imagined, especially within the downtown “Loop,” named for the turn-around loops of streetcar lines. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The streetcar rolled through the Black Belt, allowing passengers a good look at the community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was rumored to be the haunt of grubby drunks, rubby-dubs we called them; they were said to drink rubbing alcohol and sleep in telephone booths and vomit on your shoes in the streetcar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Black leaders stationed sharpshooters on the roofs of buildings, and, in a reversal of what had been taking place for four days, blacks began pulling whites off streetcars and assaulting them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Only now do I realize how pleasant a streetcar is, but we Jews are no longer allowed to make use of this luxury; our own two feet are good enough for us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Some of them always went to a streetcar café for Coca-Cola or coffee before going home, and Jake went with them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z We listened to his stories of life in the city, enthralled by his tales of the modern conveniences like indoor plumbing and streetcars, things we could scarcely imagine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A streetcar soon came, and she climbed onto the crowded car. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They tell a miniature story: In the first, a tram has just arrived, a streetcar, repurposed for these transports. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the early decades of the twentieth century, the streetcar traveled up and down the Black Belt throughout the day, picking up passengers along the way, setting them down again at their destinations. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They took trains and streetcars to work and congratulated themselves on living upwind of the stockyards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There were streetcars and automobiles and people upon people, but no parade. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z On the streetcar, I put my fare into the box and the conductorette looked at me with the usual hard eyes of white contempt. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe never got off the streetcar in the wrong place, or if he did, he never told. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Here everything was colors to me: the red clang of the streetcars, blue music from phonographs, silver laughter of people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The streetcar gasped and jerked to a halt. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She ushers them through intersections and herds them onto streetcars until Bailey begins to feel like one of his sheep. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Deserting the wreck, Ignatius lumbered down the tracks toward the streetcar, the white muumuu of a uniform swishing around his ankles. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But Desdemona set out for the streetcar in one of her plain dresses, gray with brown polka dots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We caught the streetcar to the park and part of the way toward Ocean Beach in the west. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That was why they were leaving so early and hurrying toward the streetcar, laughing loudly. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z By now the streetcar was on its side and we were hanging from our places. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z One of our favorites was to ride the streetcars that traversed the city. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “In case you haven’t noticed, you waif, you are about to be hooked on the cowcatcher of that streetcar.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Blacks and whites hoard the streetcar at the end of a workday in the Union Stock Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then there was Bigger No. 5, who always rode the Jim Crow streetcars without paying and sat wherever he pleased. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in June, Guiteau had ridden a streetcar to the jail to see what it was like, at least from the outside. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In their spare time, they drew maps of new bus, subway, and streetcar lines, or read up on historical public transit systems. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The boys, ages ten to fourteen, pushed streetcars into place, blocking the Maximilian Bridge. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The streetcar showed up first as a hum in the soles of his boots. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Several streetcars passed, full of people going home. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In the South the races were strictly segregated by law, not just on railroads but on streetcars and buses, in schools, restaurants, hotels, theaters, and parks, and even in cemeteries and at drinking fountains. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Mornings, I never knew if I would have to jump off the streetcar one step ahead of the warm sea of nausea that threatened to sweep me away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ropes went up inside the streetcars, designating seating for gentiles—non-Jewish Poles—in the front of the cars and for Jews in the rear. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Visitors came again, and there was bitter talk about white people: how could my father bash himself in the head, then get down across the streetcar tracks to be ran over? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning, she arrived early by bus and streetcar from her nearby village to brew the coffee, filling the apartment with its strong aroma. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Though streetcars are not segregated in New Orleans, I took a seat near the back. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius mumbled to himself, watching the silhouette of the streetcar forming a half-block away. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Those blacks on streetcars may have thought they were safe as they pulled away from the Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As my mother and I walked together, I could imagine my gentile friends nearby, still going to school, still playing the streetcar game, but I did not lift my eyes even for a quick peek. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then, in silence, they came to the wide crossing where the streetcar line ran. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A week later on June two black brothers were chased off a streetcar and run down; one lived, one died. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The streetcar rolled by them slowly so that the conductor and motorman could study Ignatius’ costume more closely. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed the black, twisted skeletons of streetcars. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Cordelia and I are riding on the streetcar, going downtown, as we do on winter Saturdays. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Theaters went dark, streetcars never left their barns, and almost no automobiles were on the streets. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z There were streetcar tracks and beyond them was the cathedral. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In midaftemoon they took one of the last electric streetcars that still existed in the city and went to have fried fish at a stall in the market. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No one falls in front of a streetcar. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As we waited for a streetcar to take us to Aunt Cleo’s home for temporary lodging, I looked northward at towering buildings of steel and stone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As he slipped his hands beneath the big tin bun, he heard through the light mist the grinding of an approaching streetcar. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “My pubescent nemesis. What a promising day this appears to be. I am apparently to be run over by a streetcar and robbed simultaneously, thereby setting a Paradise record. Get away, you depraved urchin.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Can be reached by streetcar 13 or 17 and also by car and bicycle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was late and I ran to catch a streetcar. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z On the Gratiot streetcar she told the conductor, “Please, I want Hastings Street.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To her question of what I planned to do, I replied that I would get a job on the streetcars. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to win back my mother, pointing to ask her about a small park, a bird flying above us, a long electric streetcar that passed us sounding its horn. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They had taken the streetcar one Sunday to Old Sardis Lake and had rented a rowboat. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z More blacks were pulled off streetcars and beaten; even larger mobs of whites roamed the streets, searching for victims. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The ticket-taker on the streetcar nodded affably when I paid my fare. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z As day dawned on Friday, streetcar service resumed. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The long-delayed streetcars still glide up and down H Street on a testing basis, and signs on the doors read “Do Not Board,” a marker of how the fast-changing area is still in mid-process. Fringe festival’s new cry: Eastward Ho! 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z She discovered she could rent the South Lake Union streetcar and had her ceremony in a guest-filled trolley. Seattle author Ariel Meadow Stallings offers tips for offbeat weddings 2010-04-07T23:56:00Z Every day, up to two dozen vintage streetcars, many built before World War II, carry people from the Castro District to Fisherman’s Wharf. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The next stop as your streetcar continues along the Embarcadero is Green Street. Car-free in California, from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Now, younger and less dense cities, such as Denver, are adding trains or streetcars. Car-free vacations for the urban traveler 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z They spent $200 million building a streetcar that nobody rides, and it’s free. D.C. shadow senator emerges from the shadows 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z People got there by taking not the freeways but the boulevards, some in their own cars and many more by streetcar. The battle of the ballparks: Cubs vs. Dodgers and the lost history of L.A.'s own Wrigley Field 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z I’m going to be first in line when the D.C. streetcar route opens later this year. Style Invitational Week 1110: Write a [Someone’s] Mama joke 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z In fact, when he was fatally hit by a streetcar in 1926, he was so poorly dressed he was taken to a hospital for the poor and homeless. 'Sagrada' visits Gaudí's cathedral, built with faith 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z When I arrived in New Orleans, the streetcars had just started to run again. Don’t Call It Katrina 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z The Miniekas lived in Bridgeport, on Chicago’s South Side, and hopped a streetcar to get downtown. He Went to 105 Shows in One Season. Now He Watches TV. 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z But by 1962, the D.C. streetcars were retired, replaced by city buses. Could these formerly sealed-off tunnels be D.C.’s new artsy photo-op? 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Then he painted a word-picture of Electric Park out south of town, at the end of the streetcar line. Lessons on Living a Better Life From a 109-year-old Man 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z Back in San Francisco her mother encourages Angelou to battle discrimination to become the first "American Negro" conductorette on a streetcar. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou – review 2013-04-22T06:30:01Z The city’s inglorious streetcar, on its newly shortened schedule, stopped running hours ago and so there’s no impudent clanging of its horn, no squeal of its metal wheels on its track. What does a pandemic sound like? For many of us at home, it’s a heartbreaking silence. 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z A streetcar line that made its debut in September, Portland Streetcar, promises to open up the neighborhood even more, bringing the Central Eastside firmly into the orbit of downtown Portland. A Culture Moves East in Portland, Ore. 2012-10-19T18:05:42Z Now back in Washington, he counts himself and other streetcar advocates among those feeling the burnout. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z A streetcar for Red Hook was mooted several years ago and didn’t gain much traction because ridership was anticipated to be low. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining a Streetcar Line Along the Waterfront 2014-04-20T22:32:54Z His father, Raymond, was a streetcar driver who spent much of his career organizing credit unions for workers. David Budbill, a Poet of Small-Town Vermont, Dies at 76 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z It’s also close to a stop on The Hop, Milwaukee’s new streetcar system. 36 Hours in Milwaukee 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z It now has bike and pedestrian paths and new streetcars that link green spaces and promenades that will be full of public art. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Her life included writing poetry by age 9, giving birth as a single mother by 17, and becoming San Francisco’s first black streetcar conductor. Private memorial service set for poet Maya Angelou 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z The streetcar — which made its first run on May 6, 2016 — wasn’t by any means the only element of downtown’s revitalization, but it was perhaps the boldest, and certainly the most dynamic. The Perfect Way to Explore Modern Kansas City? A Streetcar, Believe It or Not 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z This historic streetcar service operates every 15 minutes with nearly a dozen stations around downtown and the Channel District. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z In the 1930s before she was married, Gossett’s mother, Elizabeth, took the streetcar downtown to her job as a secretary. Keepsakes worth keeping: Five families on the artifacts they rescued 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z They brought in period vehicles, including a streetcar, and built working storefronts, transforming a cracked concrete slab overrun with weeds into a vibrant intersection. How ‘Roma’ Turned an Empty Lot Into a Bustling Avenue 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z But a streetcar was what you grabbed to get Italian food in North Beach, or attend a bookstore poetry reading, or meet friends for espresso and political gossip at Caffe Trieste. Are streetcars the future of public transportation? 2013-05-16T18:18:00Z Anti-spitting measures included fining offenders and plastering the signs on lampposts and streetcars. In 1918, It Wasn’t the Coronavirus. It Was the Flu. 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z “What especially irked him was Josephson’s going gaga over Apollinaire’s celebration of the new: ‘the telegraph, the locomotive, the automat, the wireless, the streetcars and the electric lamp post,’” Mariani writes. America’s forgotten poet 2012-10-04T20:02:00Z Entrance to the subway is half a block away, a portal to the city’s clean and civil public transportation system that includes buses and charming streetcars. We’ll Never Be Royals, But ... 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z Hickman sympathizes with the H Street business owners and residents rallying to get the streetcar back on track, literally and metaphorically. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Gaudí was killed by a streetcar before the building was finished. A Plan for a Chapel in Chile Based on Designs by Gaudí 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Strictly for use by light rail trains, buses, streetcars, bikes and pedestrians, a new bridge across the Willamette River opened in Portland, Ore., on Saturday. Air and Rail News: A Scenic Train in Scotland, Boston-Westchester Flights 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z He walked slowly at 77, and following too far behind a crowd coming off a streetcar, he walked into the path of a fast-moving truck. My Return to Nepal, in Memoriam 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z The haughty face of the white woman and the privileged look of the two children contrast poignantly with the weary expression of the African-American man consigned to the back of the streetcar. Robert Frank Revealed the Truth of Postwar America 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Transportation to and from downtown includes Metro bus, Link light rail, South Lake Union streetcar and Seattle Center Monorail. Carousel just the start of Seattle's holiday whirl 2011-12-15T20:57:07Z Its sweeping curves transported motorists between Los Angeles and Pasadena without encountering a single stop sign, traffic light, streetcar, bicycle or pedestrian. The freeway that looked like the future in 1940? Now, not so much. Nathan Masters on 'The Road Taken' 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z That streetcar did arrive on College Street Monday night, and although I was mentally and emotionally exhausted, I got up and kept moving. Post-marathon: For the endurance racer, recovery is mental, too Launch the streetcar, kill the streetcar — it doesn’t matter. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Steam-powered cable cars replaced horses in the 1880s, and by the turn of the 20th century, riders traveled the city on an electric streetcar system that was soon mirrored by today’s Metrobus routes. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z As many as 20 reconditioned vintage streetcars roll at any one time, most dating from the 1930s to 1950s. Car-free in California, from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z When Rick Laubscher was 6 years old, he rode a streetcar to the circus. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z A streetcar, in that respect, is about making more affordable vast public housing campuses in Fort Greene, Williamsburg, Long Island City and Astoria, as well. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining a Streetcar Line Along the Waterfront 2014-04-20T22:32:54Z The 1906 earthquake destroyed many of the city’s cable car lines and most were replaced with more modern streetcars, which receive their power from an overhead wire. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The sleek, smooth-running streetcars that cities like Charlotte are hoping to add to their streets are as different from an old-fashioned San Francisco trolley as buttoned-down, banker-dominated Charlotte itself is from San Francisco. Are streetcars the future of public transportation? 2013-05-16T18:18:00Z Back in downtown Detroit, I walked near the First National Building again, glancing across Woodward Avenue, one of the most prominent thoroughfares in the region and the spinal cord of the almost year-old QLine streetcar. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z She spent the next several years bouncing between jobs, scraping by first as a streetcar conductor and cook who read the Russians — Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Chekhov — in her free time. Maya Angelou, writer and poet, dies at age 86 After that I waltzed across to the Electric City Trolley Museum, which contains a streetcar I probably rode as a child in Philadelphia. Essay: Postcards From My Literary Staycation 2010-08-27T15:04:00Z If your kids are used to being shuttled around in a minivan, a ride to the zoo and aquarium in a New Orleans streetcar will astound. 12 Ultimate Trips for Kids 2010-05-06T16:06:00Z The underground stations kept streetcars from mucking up the flow for the growing number of cars that traversed the circle. Could these formerly sealed-off tunnels be D.C.’s new artsy photo-op? 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z You’ll love the historic homes; your kids will love the Komodo dragons at the zoo and the white alligator at the aquarium, both accessible from the streetcar lines. 12 Ultimate Trips for Kids 2010-05-06T16:06:00Z The restaurant’s name acknowledges the historic building’s past as a bank, the city’s past as a streetcar stop and the flowering herb native to Washington state, home to Mount Rainier. Review | Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z It is particularly pronounced in a fanciful 1835 wallpaper design, from France, that included the bridge and Niagara Falls, geologically connected with a horse-drawn streetcar offering views of both. Perspective | Rekindling the wonder of Natural Bridge, once a testament to American grandeur 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Add to the list of post-Katrina comeback efforts from the city of New Orleans a circuit of new streetcar routes. In Transit: New Orleans to Expand Streetcar Routes 2011-01-31T20:00:15Z It’s not smart if it just sits there controlling traffic lights and streetcars. The technology that brought us Airbnb and Uber can do so much more 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z So while Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to refine his agenda, including that promise of 200,000 units of affordable housing, he might consider a streetcar connecting Red Hook to Astoria. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining a Streetcar Line Along the Waterfront 2014-04-20T22:32:54Z “My hat should crawl on my head/In streetcars, thinking of it.” Books of The Times: Poetry on His Mind, British Author Revisits His Grandfather?s War 2010-08-31T17:06:00Z After six and a half years, New Orleans wanted to save an old neighborhood, Central City, off the St. Charles Street streetcar line north. Dale DeGroff on the Origin of Cocktails, Katrina and the Rainbow Room 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z How ironic also, the streetcars, cable cars and other light rail that they successfully put out of business were electric modes of transport. British Nuns, General Motors and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z It's the same with Frances: I loved her version of Los Angeles with the streetcars and big bands and orange groves, these rolling green hills. "Dear Damage" author on when your family's tragedy makes headlines 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z “The sad thing is that it isn’t actually that complicated,” says Klein, who now consults with businesses and other cities on transportation, including streetcar systems. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Klein, who launched Capital Bikeshare in Washington and rallied for the city’s vast network of bike lanes, hasn’t given up on streetcars. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z A variety of people stroll past streetcars, browse antiques in an open-air market, walk their dogs in a park where musicians prepare to play and visit a friendly neighborhood library. Review | A powerful lesson about the March on Washington and other best books for kids this month 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z The Little marriage was tumultuous, and Earl Little died in a suspicious streetcar accident in 1931. Review | ‘The Three Mothers’ honors the women who made Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Department of Transportation, where he helped the city start a new, $200 million streetcar line on H Street Northeast. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The Pageant is part of a revived entertainment strip on Delmar Boulevard known simply as the Loop, from streetcar days. Chuck Berry Is Hailed as a Rock Trailblazer and a St. Louis Hero at His Funeral 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z A Polish deli and a Polish clothing store marked one end of this commercial stretch along the old Broadway streetcar line, five minutes north of downtown. Surfacing: 13th Avenue in Northeast Minneapolis, Revived 2010-04-24T02:50:00Z Ridership is soaring, going car-less is cause for bragging rights, and people are clamoring for transit options that suit their aesthetics and values, from streetcars to bike shares. Commuting to Disneyland 2012-07-14T16:00:00Z Now, it’s a long saga with the streetcar, and it’s really important that we get it right. Meet Muriel Bowser 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Teacher Elizabeth Jennings Graham filed a lawsuit after she was thrown off of a streetcar that barred black riders. NYC announces 4 new female statues including Billie Holiday 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z "I tasted it, and right away I felt as strong as a streetcar," Claudia says, describing the first moment she tasted Lestat's blood. How Anne Rice's alcoholism influenced "Interview with the Vampire" 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Much has changed since Gail and I used to bring our toddler son by streetcar to and from the Florida Aquarium. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z In the 1970s, the city began to modernize its rail system and replaced its old streetcars with modern light rail vehicles. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Red circles and black squares appear on the walls of the telegraph office and the sides of streetcars. The Artists Who Redesigned a War-Shattered Europe 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z In the 1950s, dozens of streetcar routes were replaced with buses in San Francisco. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Loose and unforced, this debut feature from Amber Fares explores the rewards and challenges of belonging to the first female streetcar racing team in the Middle East. Review: ‘Speed Sisters,’ Revving to Go in the West Bank 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z “She created this image to hide the pain,” he added, referring to the lifelong aftereffects of severe injuries Kahlo suffered in a streetcar accident when she was 18. Frida Kahlo Is Having a Moment 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z There are no old vintage cars or old vintage streetcars. Raabe, 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin actor, dies at 94 2010-04-10T06:34:00Z Hotels along the streetcar include the recently opened Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney. Car-Free Vacations for the Urban Traveler 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z What they’ll remember is the clang and clap of the streetcar and a peek into a different era. 12 Ultimate Trips for Kids 2010-05-06T16:06:00Z In historic New Orleans, we make our way through town on old-style streetcars. Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z An introductory voice-over announces the movie as a depiction of life among the “poverty-stricken classes,” facetiously defined as the “common people” who “travel on streetcars.” The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema Lives Quietly Online 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Our favorite way is by old-fashioned streetcar, a stop for which happens to be across from our hotel. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z By the 1930s, 50 trolley lines connected every neighborhood, including four sets of streetcar tracks right up the middle of Market Street. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z But a modern streetcar, using only a modest track buried a few inches into the asphalt, shares the road and flows with existing traffic. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining a Streetcar Line Along the Waterfront 2014-04-20T22:32:54Z Some areas worth exploring, like the vibrant Corktown neighborhood or Belle Isle Park, are some distance from the streetcar route. Car-Free Vacations for the Urban Traveler 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z As the decades passed, a neighborhood was established; streetcars arrived and Spanish-style houses were built. Surfacing: Atwater Village, Los Angeles 2012-06-01T18:10:06Z Hotels along the streetcar route include the recently opened Aloft Detroit at the David Whitney. Car-free vacations for the urban traveler 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Another family, in matching robes, poses around their tree on Christmas Day, their bicycles and toy streetcars assembled on the rug, a baby stroller in the corner, a clock on the mantle reading 12:15. T Magazine: Harlem Revisited 2011-02-04T14:00:12Z Ask them how they like the streetcar and they will tell you, sincerely and in a fair bit of detail. The Perfect Way to Explore Modern Kansas City? A Streetcar, Believe It or Not 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z When Maya Angelou was 16 she became San Francisco’s first black female streetcar conductor. Maya Angelou 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Having hired Florence Lawrence from Biograph, he spread a false story to the papers that she had died in a streetcar collision. Moguls and starlets: 100 years of Hollywood’s corrosive, systemic sexism 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z There are dozens of museums across America dedicated to streetcars. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “After World War II, streetcars were being converted to buses or abandoned, though cities like San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston and New Orleans all kept some of their lines,” Madison says. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The streetcars are supposed to run every six to 15 minutes. Car-free in California, from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Soon everyone will be talking about it, he said, once they see the streetcars wrapped in orange, the signage all over University Village. Stuart Sloan rides for life 2013-03-07T21:43:42Z Until it was shut down in 1949, the streetcar served the Sweet Auburn district on the eastern edge of downtown. Atlanta for Kids 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z There she is, just off the streetcar, swaying to the radio in dingy rented rooms. Review: Early Hollywood in Black and White in ‘Vera Stark’ 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z In the 1950s, Posture Paul, the streetcar that knows good posture, offered himself up as an example. Don’t slouch, young lady 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z In the new version, her mother protectively, heroically follows the streetcar every day for months "until first light", with a pistol on the seat. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou – review 2013-04-22T06:30:01Z It’s heavy rail, light rail, buses, streetcars, subways, bicycles, pedestrians, all integrated into a single multi-modal hub. Commuting to Disneyland 2012-07-14T16:00:00Z The St. Charles streetcar will get you there cheaply and efficiently. Rowdy and Bawdy, New Orleans is a Party for Families Too 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The city just opened its first operating streetcar in over 60 years, the Q-Line, which was largely privately funded and runs from Campus Martius up and down Woodward Avenue for 3.3 miles. Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z It’s called a barn, Madison says, because the first streetcars were pulled by horses that were kept in the same barn as the trolleys themselves. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z At the age of 15 she badgered one of San Francisco's streetcar companies into making her the city's first female cable car conductor. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Whereas the streetcar conspiracy was never satisfactorily proven, the extermination of the EV1 happened right in front of Paine's eyes and camera. Revenge Of The Electric Car is a heartwarming tale 2012-07-13T23:11:09Z It’s now an up-and-coming neighborhood a half-hour walk from the French Quarter, or a six-minute walk from the streetcar station. Dale DeGroff on the Origin of Cocktails, Katrina and the Rainbow Room 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z Caballero and his team transformed it by building rails and cables for a streetcar, and adding sidewalks and shops alongside them. How ‘Roma’ Turned an Empty Lot Into a Bustling Avenue 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z He recalls as a 4-year-old getting up while it was dark and taking buses and streetcars to Culver City to film his scenes. Two stars of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ look back at a classic 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z I crossed there and waited for the number 22 streetcar. All about my mother 2013-03-30T09:00:00Z “Portland was a streetcar city,” says Tom Miller, chief of staff for the city's mayor. America's Best Cities For Bikers 2010-04-21T20:30:00Z “The electric streetcar helped stretch the boundaries of our cities.” In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Now, younger and less dense cities, like Denver, are adding trains or streetcars. Car-Free Vacations for the Urban Traveler 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z This “seal of approval” quality is Whole Foods’ Midas touch; as with streetcar tracks, potential gentrifiers see it as something tangible that certifies a neighborhood as a quality buy. Urban entertainment districts: Blocks where no one has fun 2012-05-19T13:00:00Z The historic F-Line streetcars run between the Castro District and Fisherman’s Wharf from 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The quartet gave a hallucinatory feeling to "Judah to Ocean," Adams' nostalgic evocation of a streetcar line in San Francisco. Jacaranda unleashes a tribute to composer John Adams that goes a little bit 'Berserk' 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z Saltz uses the streetcars to ferry her daughters to the French Quarter for afternoons of fun. With steamboats and beignets, it’s no surprise New Orleans is a great destination for families 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z A streetcar is a tangible, lasting commitment to urban change. Critic’s Notebook: Imagining a Streetcar Line Along the Waterfront 2014-04-20T22:32:54Z During rush hour in the 1920s, when streetcars were at their peak, the average wait time for a car was about 90 seconds. Before buses and subways, most people traveled on squealing, swaying streetcars 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z The story goes back to the 1920s, when Bennie and Clovis Martin, two former streetcar conductors, opened a restaurant in the French Market. Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes from New Orleans 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z On a streetcar ride up Queen Mary Road, where the Shrine stood, a nun once told me that I had “the look of Abraham” on my face. Leonard Cohen's Montreal 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z This modern bar and eatery is located along the Embarcadero and offers outdoor seating with great views of the city and the nearby streetcars. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z I took a streetcar through Munich’s historic old town and even rode the limping, filthy A train from J.F.K. I Crossed the World 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Maybe you associate New York with the fizzy glamour of those midcentury Rock Hudson-Doris Day romances, with the noir shadows of the immediate postwar years or with the penthouses and streetcars of classic studio comedies. The City So Nice They Can’t Stop Making Movies About It 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Plenty of buses, streetcars and Zipcars are nearby for those who want to explore. Check In, Check Out: Hotel Review: Crystal Hotel in Portland, Ore. 2011-09-02T17:55:00Z Ybor brought an expanded port, paved roads, hundreds of new homes and businesses, streetcars, insurance companies and health clinics. For Ybor City in Florida, a historic cigar town faces a cloudy future 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z For one, there’s a major bus stop in the middle of Insurgentes where streetcars once ran. How ‘Roma’ Turned an Empty Lot Into a Bustling Avenue 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z But then another irony is that public transport via bus, streetcar and the MAX light rail line is an efficient and affordable way to get around. Portland city guide: what to see plus the best hotels, bars and restaurants 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z But it is also full of people in cars, on bikes and on streetcars. Mobility Plan 2035 may be the cornerstone of a new L.A. 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z The pass also gives you unlimited access to the Muni bus system, light rail and streetcars. A $1,000 Day in San Francisco for $100 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The bulk of the fleet is made up of Presidents’ Conference Committee streetcars, or PCCs, streamlined cars that date from the 1930s. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z With the help of the eventual 21st president, Chester A. Arthur, who was a lawyer at the time, Jennings later sued the streetcar manufacturer, the Third Avenue Railway Company, and won. These ‘Rebel Women’ Sought Equality in 19th-Century New York 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z And third is their belief that streetcars, somehow, are absolutely key to the fulfillment of both these desires. Are streetcars the future of public transportation? 2013-05-16T18:18:00Z But then, after six months of testing, with empty streetcars lumbering across the thoroughfare on busy weekend nights, the cars vanished altogether. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Marc Scribner, a Washington-based transportation policy analyst with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, is squarely against streetcars, here and elsewhere — particularly, he says, when buses would do. Streetcar fatigue: It crashed. It burned. We’re sick of talking about it. 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z As it did in many cities, the streetcar spurred a huge amount of development in San Francisco. In San Francisco, visitors and locals ride the rails as they did a century ago 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Everyone had an opinion about the streetcar; everyone was suddenly an expert on the intricacies of urban transportation. Detroit: The Most Exciting City in America? 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z There are streetcars budding in Cincinnati and new waterfront esplanades in Milwaukee. Moving home: The new key to success 2012-06-23T16:00:00Z There are streetcars, rooming houses and department stores on one side of the ocean, tidy shops and dark-paneled pubs on the other. Review: Resettling the Meaning of Home in ‘Brooklyn,’ With Saoirse Ronan 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z The Urbanist blog recently reported that the city will be forced to return $7.3 million in federal grants if the Center City Connector streetcar isn’t built. This year's Seattle City Council election is the most important for business in years 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z One of the first West Coast reinforced concrete structures, the steam plant originally powered the Interurban Railway between Seattle and Tacoma and supplied direct current for Seattle streetcars and alternating current for Georgetown. Ghost stories arise from a horrific Georgetown steam plant casualty 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Many residents still remember her as much for her local contributions, like helping to save the city’s streetcars, as her national ones, like her work passing a federal assault weapons ban in 1994. With grand San Francisco memorial, Dianne Feinstein's political life comes full circle 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Cincinnati lacks rail transit, except for a short streetcar line. Tales of the cities: Lessons for Seattle from my adopted hometowns 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z A colorful streetcar rumbled past as the setting sun cast a golden glow on the clouds in front of Sutro Tower. Introducing The Times’s New San Francisco Bureau Chief 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Service on Seattle’s South Lake Union streetcar line will be suspended for a week starting Monday to allow for road repairs and to make sidewalks more accessible, according to the Seattle Department of Transportation. South Lake Union streetcar will go offline for a week for construction 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z By the end of the ’90s it had all but disappeared, due in part to construction along Santa Monica Boulevard, which replaced old streetcar tracks with medians. Cruising Santa Monica Boulevard with the fetish photographer who shot L.A.'s male hustlers 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z To the south, a T Line streetcar extension, winding from downtown Tacoma to the Stadium and Hilltop neighborhoods, is scheduled to open Sept. 16. Eastside-only light rail should open in March, Sound Transit says 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In its supplemental budget passed on Tuesday, council members cut funding earmarked for a study that would have provided updated streetcar cost estimates and timelines. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z If the perpetually in-limbo plans for a First Avenue streetcar seemed to be gaining momentum under Mayor Bruce Harrell, a vote by the Seattle City Council may have added a bit of friction. Plans for long-delayed Seattle streetcar line hit City Hall snag 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z It’s the latest of many Seattle-area transportation delays this decade, spanning the spectrum from streetcars to bus-rapid transit, and highways to light rail. WSDOT drops plan for a 2024 Highway 520/I-5 bus ramp. What does that mean for you? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z The city did fund the streetcar and infrastructure improvements. Subsidies only work sometimes, but they’re not going away 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Allison Yang didn’t have tickets but rode the streetcar to the stadium anyways, hopeful. Recap: National League breaks losing streak, beating American League 3-2 in MLB All-Star Game 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z No one knows a final price tag of the proposed First Avenue streetcar, but the project is likely to cost over $300 million and take several years to complete. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Plans for a First Avenue streetcar — also known as the Center City Connector or the Culture Connector — have spanned more than 10 years. Plans for long-delayed Seattle streetcar line hit City Hall snag 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Those include limiting funding for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and Milwaukee’s streetcar, requiring police officers to return to Milwaukee Public Schools and requiring a minimum level of police and firefighter staffing. Milwaukee council approves sales tax hike as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z The streetcar is expensive, disruptive and doesn’t do anything a bus can’t do better. Streetcars: ‘Expensive, disruptive’ 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Spend money solving the drug and homeless challenge not building more streetcars — yet. Homelessness: ‘Where are the priorities with Seattle?’ 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Building a $300 million streetcar to replace a short walk — with the possibility of pedestrians ducking into shops and art galleries along the way — hardly seems like a prudent investment. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z But because plans for the potential new streetcar have gone untouched for so long, they need updating, which is where the most recent feasibility study comes in. Plans for long-delayed Seattle streetcar line hit City Hall snag 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Goodwin and other Black Tulsans chafed under new ordinances restricting everything from streetcar seating to where Black maids working in white households could reside. Looking back at the massacre that destroyed Black Tulsa, and forward at efforts to rebuild 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z Justifying the two stranded streetcar routes with a connector is understandable but comes at the expense of public safety. Downtown streetcar: Public safety 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z And for many Seattleites, the idea of giving a modern streetcar its own designated lane is an outrage. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Funded by a grant from King County as well as support from local business groups, the shuttle connects essentially the same neighborhoods as the proposed streetcar, only along the waterfront. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “This information is needed to inform next steps for the streetcar, including specific project decisions, budget investments, and federal funding requests.” Plans for long-delayed Seattle streetcar line hit City Hall snag 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z All King County buses and streetcars will run on Sunday schedules. Heading home on Memorial Day? How to avoid traffic, ferry troubles 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z Misleading cost and ridership estimates, and unachievable aspirations, have plagued the streetcar projects since inception and continue to do so. Downtown streetcar: Public safety 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z All this despite heavy funding from the Koch brothers to defeat votes for streetcars and light rail nationwide. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z But voters should have deep misgivings about city priorities if they are being asked to pony up more property taxes for fundamental services while streetcar fantasies continue. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z At the same time, both have shown either skepticism or outright opposition to new streetcars for years now. Plans for long-delayed Seattle streetcar line hit City Hall snag 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z In a draft of Harrell’s grand plan for revitalizing downtown, recently circulated in public listening sessions, the streetcar plays a central role as a backbone to a new “arts, entertainment, culture district.” Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z The Historic Broadway stop spills out onto what was once the city’s shopping center and features a 148-foot long glass abstract mosaic paying homage to the red cars, long-defunct streetcars that traversed the region. East L.A. to Santa Monica in 1 hour 9 minutes: A look inside Metro's new Regional Connector 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Light rail and streetcars, along with buses, are my primary conveyances. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The First Avenue streetcar symbolizes the tough choices facing city officials. Don't waste public funds on First Avenue streetcar fantasy | Editorial 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Many of the middle class moved to the new suburbs that sprang up around cities, using horse-drawn or electrified streetcars to travel to work. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z “It’s impossible to sort out cause and effect,” Jarrett Walker, a well-known public transit consultant, said of whether streetcars can attract new vibrancy. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Sound Transit doesn’t even have to start repaying until five years after passenger service begins, so 2028 for the Hilltop streetcar that opens in August. Sound Transit extends its winning streak of premier credit, easy money 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z For one thing, the streetcar would increase ridership on the two disconnected sections, which have underperformed expectations. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Seattle can’t even muster the will to build the First Avenue streetcar in a designated lane. Time to kick the oil addiction before climate change overwhelms us 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z It was only with the electrification of streetcar lines and the building of underground railroads in the late nineteenth century that cities started to become cleaner. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Despite years of technical planning, exhuming the streetcar is more complicated than dusting off old plans. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Disruptions have been much fewer lately, and he’s hopeful the streetcars will encourage hospital workers, and renters in new apartments, to visit the store. Contractor blames red tape for Tacoma light-rail project delay 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z They will be quick to point out the streetcar costs or the early misstep in Seattle’s streetcar odyssey. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z If it’s a workday, I’ll spend time checking and answering emails, eventually hopping on the horse-drawn streetcar back to the front of the park. How to have the best day ever at Disneyland — all by your damn self 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Amusement parks, lavishly decorated with electric lights and steam-powered rides, appeared at the end of streetcar and rail lines. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Since then, the streetcar has lived in purgatory — neither canceled nor greenlighted. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z We would either walk from our house to Watts or we would take the streetcar. If you want to journey into the Deep West, you'll need a guide like Wanda Coleman 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z But Toronto operates the most extensive set of modern streetcar lines in North America. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z His father, Jean, a veteran of World War I, was an electrician for the local streetcar company. Robert Hébras, last survivor of infamous massacre in France, dies at 97 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The solution most cities settled on was horse-drawn streetcars and omnibuses. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z For Walker, cities must look seriously at what they’re hoping to accomplish with a streetcar and whether that’s more valuable than a bus. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Crunican led Seattle DOT under Mayor Greg Nickels in the ’00s, when the city fixed potholes, launched its first modern streetcar, and passed a levy for work like seismic strengthening and a new Mercer Street. Be bolder to get light rail done, expert panel tells Sound Transit 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Nine streetcar routes serve downtown, along with Toronto’s subways and commuter trains. It’s time to build Seattle’s First Avenue Streetcar 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z When he was 14, he was arrested with his two brothers after a White woman accused them of disorderly conduct on a streetcar. Perspective | New book chronicles the 1939 effort to integrate Alexandria’s library 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Although London lagged in introducing electric streetcars, it was a pioneer in building underground railroads, opening the world’s first subway, the Metropolitan line of the London Underground system, in 1863. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Whether the streetcar ever leaves the station depends on what federal grant money the city can win, which Spotts was confident could be done, despite the recent admonishment. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Horses pulled commuters on streetcars, hauled construction materials for new buildings, carted groceries to homes, and conveyed patrons to theaters and baseball games. A virus crippled U.S. cities 150 years ago. It didn’t infect humans. 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z “The streetcar to Griffith Stadium cost three cents,” he told The Post in 2015. Ted Lerner, real estate magnate and Nationals owner, dies at 97 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z How about the First Avenue streetcar — we need it. Questions the next Seattle City Council needs to answer 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Rene opened a gate and toddled into the road, where a Route 5 streetcar was returning to Seattle. Early Seattle doctor Jacob Benshoof made his house calls on horseback 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Already, the city is advertising two positions related to the new streetcar, an engineer and a program manager. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z In D.C., streetcar service was shut down, as was horse- and mule-drawn traffic on the C&O Canal. A virus crippled U.S. cities 150 years ago. It didn’t infect humans. 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z America is in the middle of a streetcar boom. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z But city officials are moving forward with the streetcar because they believe it will spur development, including Mutual of Omaha’s planned $600 million headquarters tower downtown. Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight streetcar 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Two days after Rene Alarie’s streetcar accident, The Times reported that another South Park girl, Helen Taylor, 7, had visited a neighbor’s home to get milk. Early Seattle doctor Jacob Benshoof made his house calls on horseback 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Asked for the clearest answer to the question of whether Seattle will or is already in the process of building a streetcar, Spotts offered this: Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Henry Bergh, president and founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, began patrolling the streets to remove sick horses from work, pitting his group against the streetcar companies. A virus crippled U.S. cities 150 years ago. It didn’t infect humans. 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z In Omaha, city leaders and the most famous local resident are disagreeing, courteously, over a plan to bring back streetcars. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z He said he wanted to weigh in on the streetcar because it’s “going to be hugely expensive if implemented.” Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight streetcar 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Buses started replacing streetcar lines in the 1920s. Perspective | My Christmas gift to you: A head-scratching D.C. trivia quiz “It’s my plan to get to the point where we have the financing and the political will to build the streetcar.” Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Only new technology did: streetcar electrification by the early 1900s and, in the 1920s, the use of motor vehicles, particularly trucks that could haul and deliver throughout cities. A virus crippled U.S. cities 150 years ago. It didn’t infect humans. 2023-02-12T05:00:00Z That is the $306 million plan to build a system of streetcars throughout the heart of Omaha, a sweeping project that was discussed for decades and is finally expected to break ground next year. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The proposed streetcar would start less than 20 blocks away from the midtown home Buffett has lived in for decades and run right past the headquarters of his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate on the way downtown. Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight streetcar 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The Urbanist site reports that moving ahead with the Center City Connector along First Avenue would link the First Hill and South Lake Union streetcars and make the system whole. From Boeing and downtown to tech layoffs: Markers for 2023 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z It was a 2018 drawing of a proposed new streetcar line along First Avenue, connecting Seattle’s two existing — and underachieving — lines to First Hill and South Lake Union. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Her father, Edgar Munson, was a streetcar conductor and Western real estate speculator who descended from English Puritans. Overlooked No More: Audrey Munson, Forgotten but, Living On in Sculptures, Not Gone 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Mr. Buffett argued that the streetcar is too expensive, too inflexible, with decisions “literally cast in cement,” and concluded by saying that Omahans deserve a vote on the matter. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The city is banking on new tax revenue from other development expected along the streetcar line to pay for the project. Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight streetcar 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The streetcar would be important to creating what urban scholar Richard Florida calls a central connectivity district out of the central business district. From Boeing and downtown to tech layoffs: Markers for 2023 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z And yet the idea of a new streetcar lives on. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Drunks, on the other hand, were comical, and inebriation a joke — what could be funnier than a sot making his way home and offering beer to the streetcar horse? A toast to the misunderstood temperance movement on the anniversary of its demise 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z His voice was a lonely one: America is in the midst of a streetcar boom. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The streetcar was not involved in the crash, he said. Seattle’s First Hill streetcar delayed significantly 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z He partnered in Henry Huntington’s streetcar venture, financially backed the Los Angeles Aqueduct project and helped to bring the Union Pacific to town. Jewish communities thrived in early L.A. — and helped the city thrive 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Greg Spotts, director of the Seattle Department of Transportation, said he takes inspiration not from other streetcar lines but from New York City’s High Line. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z A fiscal conservative who ran as an independent, Vihstadt said he rode a wave of opposition to the Columbia Pike streetcar to victory in 2014. Arlington’s sole county board race a proxy war over ‘missing middle’ 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z In the last decade, streetcar systems have sprung up in Kansas City, Mo., Cincinnati, Washington, D.C., In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z There is no estimate for when the streetcar will be back up and running. Seattle’s First Hill streetcar delayed significantly 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The board, having learned the wrong lessons from the streetcar debacle, has been so divisive that I fear for representative government in Arlington if they are allowed to stand. Opinion | What’s at stake with Arlington’s missing-middle housing debate 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z “That narrative resonates with a lot of folks,” said Jon Scholes, executive director of the Downtown Seattle Association, which has long backed a streetcar line. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Tourists riding the streetcar on St. Charles Avenue recently couldn’t miss the big banners hung on the fence of a cream-colored mansion reading “Save New Orleans — Sign Mayor Recall.” Opinion | New Orleans’s mayor battles an array of problems, some of them self-inflicted 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Municipal leaders across the country have been enticed in recent years by the electric streetcar, a mode of transportation that was generally phased out in the mid-20th century to make way for cars and buses. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z The First Hill streetcar is delayed after a collision at East Pike and Broadway, said Jeff Switzer, a public information officer for King County Metro. Seattle’s First Hill streetcar delayed significantly 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Created by the connection of two streetcar lines 115 years ago, the Junction has gone through many transformations. This City Block: A closer look at West Seattle Junction 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z “There were some streetcar skeptics in that boardroom that I think were engaged and enthusiastic about how he positioned it.” Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Advocates with the group Historic Wallingford argue a section of the neighborhood once served by Seattle’s streetcar network meets both. Wallingford seeks historic status; some worry it spells an end to density 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Omaha’s streetcar system was once one of the largest in the country, second only to Boston’s. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z West Seattle’s Junction sparked to life in 1907 with those two intersecting streetcar lines. The Junction is the ‘bellwether’ for commercial growth in West Seattle 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z With a day pass, you can exit the streetcar at any point — to grab a bite, take a photograph or explore — then hop back on when you’re ready. 7 fun stops in Toronto if you’re in town for the Mariners playoff series 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “What we know is that streetcar projects tend to be really user friendly and legible to tourists and daily transit users alike,” said Kelsey Mesher, interim director of the Transportation Choices Coalition. Hopes for a downtown Seattle streetcar find new life in Mayor Harrell 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Gentrification: Some Santa Ana residents fear a new streetcar line will accelerate changes already underway, forcing longtime Latino-owned businesses out as trendy restaurants and bars sprout up, The Los Angeles Times reports. Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z “That whole period from 1950 to 1970 was a period of destroying our rail systems,” said Rick Gustafson, a transportation consultant who has worked on streetcar projects across the country, including in Omaha. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z “The streetcars were fundamental to the development of West Seattle,” said Eals, the historian. The Junction is the ‘bellwether’ for commercial growth in West Seattle 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Even before the streetcar was approved, many longtime neighbors had already left, Rojas said, unable to keep up with rising rents. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Metro inherited the trestle in 1997 after it settled a lawsuit brought by the previous owner of the streetcar system, D.C. D.C.’s last trolley trestle is saved from demolition, for now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Sparks off a passing streetcar had ignited a large pocket of natural gas trapped between the roof of the tunnel and the street above. Boston’s subway, the oldest in the U.S., turns 125 years old 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The streetcar, as the theory goes, is a vehicle to jump-start development — with the idea that where track is laid for a streetcar, office buildings, restaurants, sports attractions and condos will follow. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z When the Junction brought in the businesses, new residents followed, moving in along the streetcar lines, heading south as the lines expanded that way. The Junction is the ‘bellwether’ for commercial growth in West Seattle 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z But some Santa Ana residents fear the streetcar will accelerate changes already underway, forcing longtime Latino-owned businesses out as trendy restaurants and bars sprout up around quinceañera shops. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The structure has remained unused since the streetcar network shut down in 1962. D.C.’s last trolley trestle is saved from demolition, for now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z It appropriated money for a downtown remake, including turning an old warehouse district into a popular entertainment hub called Bricktown, building a streetcar and restoring Amtrak service. Seattle’s a test case for future of ‘back to the city’ movement 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z And yet Mr. Buffett’s letter set off some lingering debate about the streetcar in Omaha, Nebraska’s largest city with a population just under 500,000. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Things picked up again in the 1940s, when those historical Junction streetcars were removed and replaced with electric trolleys, buses and cars. The Junction is the ‘bellwether’ for commercial growth in West Seattle 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z In car-dominated Orange County, many urban planners see the streetcar as a milestone, despite its relatively short length — a first move toward a future that incorporates public transit and density. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The District’s last remaining streetcar trestle has been saved from demolition, at least temporarily, even as its fate is uncertain amid a renewed push to restore it. D.C.’s last trolley trestle is saved from demolition, for now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z With this new infrastructure, new shopping and living patterns emerged, and streetcar suburbs gave way to automobile suburbs as private automobile traffic on public roads began to replace mass transit on trains and trolleys. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Stothert and other city officials say this is the right moment for the streetcar, despite the criticism. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z But a lot has changed in the 115 years since two streetcar lines converged at California Avenue Southwest and Southwest Alaska Street — Ninth Street back then — officially creating the Junction. The Junction is the ‘bellwether’ for commercial growth in West Seattle 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Development tied to public transportation often follows after other signs of gentrification, like artists communities and work-live lofts, which in Santa Ana had appeared long before the streetcar, he said. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z It is the last streetcar trestle still standing in the District, officials with the historic preservation office said. D.C.’s last trolley trestle is saved from demolition, for now 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z More than a century ago, streetcars opened the way to the suburbs as a burgeoning middle class began to leave behind downtown when finishing work each day. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Perhaps a streetcar line, the thinking goes, could add a touch of modernity and urban panache to the Omaha lifestyle and brand. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z In the early part of the 20th century, it enjoyed streetcar service. West Seattle, where the city was founded, remains an inviting place 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Legacy Square, another new development along the streetcar route, will bring 93 units, all at affordable rates, to the Lacy neighborhood next year. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The city had considered adding a new trail or streetcar route atop the piers. D.C.’s first elevated park will link neighborhoods divided by river 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z Q: You’ve studied how even defunct transit networks like streetcars have shaped the cities of today. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z But she is concerned that her taxes will go up, since her store is situated right on the streetcar line. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z As one of D.C.’s first streetcar suburbs, many houses date to the early 20th century. Chevy Chase, D.C., is a ‘small town within a city’ 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z “We’re pretty segregated in many ways. I hope the streetcar becomes a big melting pot that brings people together and brings prosperity and a stronger economy to all.” A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z We were sitting outside a cafe after alighting from a streetcar in a non-touristy part of Lisbon. Perspective | Quirky coincidences enliven vacation travel 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z And then the streetcar arrives and the streetcar, relative to everything that comes before it, is cheap and it can go really long distances. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The pictures of streetcar designs she had seen looked a little goofy, she thought, like the pseudo-futuristic pods in “Sleeper,” the Woody Allen film from 1973. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Among other concerns: How will the city proceed with the proposed downtown Center City Connector streetcar? Seattle’s new transportation director will have to hit the ground running 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z For Rafferty’s developers, the streetcar is a major asset to market to tenants. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Because when I was 10 or 11 that’s where I would get off the streetcar, go in and sit in the lobby, and I’d wait for my mother to get off work. Jonathan Banks of ‘Better Call Saul’ explains Mike’s saving grace 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z It’s got an old core and then you have these streetcar suburbs you mentioned, but the Metro system is pretty modern. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Mostly, she doubted that Omahans would embrace the notion of hopping on a streetcar to get from one neighborhood to the next, a foreign concept in this sprawling, car-centric city with an extremely suburban feel. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z This contentious expansion of the Seattle streetcar system seeks to connect the existing South Lake Union and the First Hill Streetcar lines. Seattle’s new transportation director will have to hit the ground running 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z But some homeowners expect the streetcar to invigorate downtown Santa Ana, ease traffic and parking problems and increase property values. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Among other major issues the director will inherit is a dissatisfied parking enforcement unit, a new First Avenue streetcar line that’s hung in limbo for nearly four years, and an evolving scooter and bike-share landscape. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell looks to California for new transportation director 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z A: I see Washington as a city where density is still largely determined by these original streetcar lines, because streetcars deliver density in a way that highways do not. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Based on studies that the streetcar authority has commissioned while it was researching the project, Mr. Noddle expects that the streetcar will pay for itself with certain taxes from new development along the streetcar route. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Beginning Sept. 1, people 18 and under will ride King County buses, water taxis and streetcars for free. King County approves free transit for youth 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “The streetcar is going to bring improvements,” said Rojas, 40, who has lived in the neighborhood since arriving from Mexico in 2007. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z A streetcar accident at age 18 damaged her spine and pelvis, leaving her with chronic, debilitating pain. Frida Kahlo’s life story is being made into a Broadway musical 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z Metro was able to be as successful as it has been is because it relied on the pattern of density that the streetcars laid out in the late 1800s and early 1900s. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z After Mr. Buffett’s letter was published, the mayor, Ms. Stothert, quickly met with him at his office, she said, where they had a friendly chat about his objections to the streetcar. In Omaha, a Streetcar Named Undesirable by Warren Buffett 2023-01-21T05:00:00Z Her life changed drastically when she was injured in a streetcar accident at 18. Mexican icon Frida Kahlo to be subject of new stage musical 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In Santa Ana that year, more than 100 downtown business owners signed a letter opposing the proposed streetcar. A streetcar is coming to downtown Santa Ana. Will it fast track gentrification? 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z She dubbed Zoom, the remote meeting software, “the modern equivalent of the streetcar — a technological advance that will profoundly alter land use.” Amazon’s Bellevue tower pause may be a sign we’re entering an era of ‘untransit’ 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Q: Were streetcars the first technology that had this power in terms of transportation, or do we see this in the course of even older cities, that they grew up around nonmotorized transportation? How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The city restarted bus, streetcar and metro service, all free of charge for the many residents with no money and no jobs. Kharkiv Tried to Return to Normal. Russian Shelling Wouldn’t Let It. 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Some elements would certainly be the same — better sheltered bus stops or streetcar stops or light rail would certainly help with both the cold and the heat. As temperatures rise, this research could help cities stay cool 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The agency operates most public transit in the city, including trains, buses, streetcars and San Francisco’s iconic cable cars. San Francisco police release photo of alleged subway shooter 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Trains draw electricity from an overhead power wire, enabling tracks to be built overhead like a monorail, at the surface like a streetcar, or underground like a subway. Seattle’s most dangerous light-rail stretch — and how to make it safer 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z A: Well before streetcars, cities were defined by how far people could walk. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The overhaul will add wide rail platforms, an attached bus terminal and updated concourses lined with shops and restaurants that provide easy access to Metrorail, buses, taxis, ride-shares, streetcars and parking. A first look at plans for the new Union Station in D.C. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Governments later built I-5 through the district, then the nearby Kingdome that residents protested, then a streetcar whose construction obstructed South Jackson Street. Seattle’s Chinatown seeks to push a future light-rail station farther away 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z The Ruth card on display at the museum, which occupies four rowhouses a short walk from Camden Yards, originally belonged to Archibald Davis, who had a job as a kid selling newspapers to streetcar passengers. After record sale, rare 1914 Babe Ruth card is back home in Baltimore 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z In the fall of 2021, I was biking on H Street NE when my tire got caught in the streetcar rails, and I was launched into moving traffic. Opinion | Doctors can make bicycling safer in D.C. 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z You don’t need to build densely in the way you needed to when people actually had to walk to the streetcar stop. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Best-known are a century-old streetcar turnaround and car barn on 14th Street, now both used by Metro buses. Changes are coming to 16th Street Heights 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z After disruptions, a site on Fifth would enable more than 300 units of subsidized housing, on leftover property after construction, and would be a faster walk to buses and streetcars, it says. Seattle’s Chinatown seeks to push a future light-rail station farther away 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z De León is proposing streetcars that feed into already walkable areas like Hollywood and Koreatown, free transit for seniors and those under 25, and more frequent buses. Congestion pricing? Free buses? Monorails? How L.A.’s next mayor could change your commute 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z For all this, construction of the First Avenue streetcar is essential. Redoing Pacific Place as offices is only the start to a downtown comeback 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z A: Don’t take my emphasis on streetcars as saying that cars are not incredibly important. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Asked about extending the streetcar to downtown D.C., three of the candidates said they would support that plan. D.C. mayoral candidates spar on crime, education at debate 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Thanks to Damon Young for this: “Writing a thing like that just proves you’re a living anachronism. But not in a romantic way, like a streetcar or a Ferris wheel. But like cigarette smoke indoors.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What’s confusing, and missing, from Ukraine war coverage 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Young Harry, a Protestant, witnessed bombings as well as a gun attack on the streetcar he was riding to school. Jack Higgins, best-selling author of ‘The Eagle Has Landed,’ dies at 92 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Metro said on Twitter at 10:05 a.m. that the streetcar in South Lake Union would be temporarily closed. How President Joe Biden’s visit is impacting Seattle-area roads, freeways and transit service Friday 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z I like to think of the streetcars as being like the Betamax videocassette. How long-gone transit lines shaped cities — and why the pandemic might, too 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Trayon White said he wanted studies to see whether enough people actually used the streetcar to justify expanding its service and length. D.C. mayoral candidates spar on crime, education at debate 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z The South Lake Union streetcar will return you to within one-third of a mile of your starting point. Seattle’s past and present collide on the Market to MOHAI walking route 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z San Francisco’s Muni system — which runs buses, light rail, streetcars and cable cars — said Monday that a mask order remains in effect until further guidance from the Federal Transit Administration is issued. Uber? United? Southwest? LAX? Who is lifting travel mask rules and who's keeping them 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z Biden was due at Seward Park soon after, and stayed in the Westin Thursday night, near the south end of the streetcar. How President Joe Biden’s visit is impacting Seattle-area roads, freeways and transit service Friday 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z San Francisco’s Muni system — which runs buses, light rail, streetcars and cable cars — said a mask order remains in effect until further guidance from the Federal Transit Administration is issued. Some California transit agencies ask riders to still wear masks, despite court decision 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Despite the seemingly harmless names, these programs function as slush funds to steer federal cash toward local pork like recreational trails, streetcars, and even more bike lanes. Washington’s devious detours for drivers 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z For over two decades, the city has maintained a streetcar system that runs through downtown. Portland sues transit agency over construction work 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z City Council members briefly talked about demolishing the columns, in favor of a Belltown-Seattle Center streetcar. Seattle Center Monorail celebrates 60 years 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Several fought to integrate public accommodations like railroads, streetcars, hotels, restaurants, and theaters, without mixing the races in the public schools. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Downtown desperately needs the First Avenue streetcar, completing the Center City Connector, and streetcars running in designated lanes. Mixed signals on the state of downtown Seattle 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The turnout, spurred by an outdoor carnival and free streetcar service, equaled “the populace of Ballard and Georgetown, Ravenna, Alki and the whole Rainier Valley.” 5th Avenue Theatre endures as the pride of downtown Seattle 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z In 2013, the city and TriMet embarked on the “Eastside Close the Loop Project,” an effort to create a full streetcar loop around the central city with a connection over the Tilikum Crossing Bridge. Portland sues transit agency over construction work 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z It was paved after the Civil War and had streetcars crossing by the 1890s. Pennsylvania Avenue: America’s sleepy main street on track for fewer car lanes, more focus on parks and bikes 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Segregation prevailed in hotels, restaurants, stagecoaches, streetcars, railroads, and steamboats. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In the summer of 1945 — I was 15 — I would take the No. 26 streetcar from my mother’s home in Baltimore’s Waverly neighborhood. Perspective | Before it was a school for Army spies, Baltimore’s Fort Holabird housed German prisoners of war 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Instead of coaches that bumped along rough streets, they could now ride in streetcars that ran on smooth, steel railroad tracks. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They regularly required segregation by race in the use of both public and private facilities: schools, parks and playgrounds, hotels and restaurants, streetcars and railroads, public drinking fountains, restrooms, and cemeteries. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have walking access to everything that H Street has to offer, from luxury grocery, restaurants, theater, boutique shopping and clubs, all serviced by the only running streetcar line in the District.” Prices for D.C. building’s market-rate condos start at $310,000 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The distance between homes and jobs undermined the “walking city” and led to horse-drawn streetcars and omnibuses for urban transportation. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Much of Friendship remained sleepy until the early 1900s and the arrival of the streetcar. Opinion | Friendship Heights has a chance to begin to rectify its racist past 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Like a coach, a streetcar was pulled by horses, but the tracks made the ride more comfortable and faster. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Plans to extend the streetcar across the Anacostia and a recent zoning change to allow for mixed-use development on Benning Road could revitalize the area, but those developments are in the future. Kingman Park is growing, but its ‘small town’ values have remained 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Growing up in Minneapolis, where my mother and I rode the bus and the streetcar, I have been a public transit rider. A crisis management expert’s advice for Metro to win back riders: Stick to the basics 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z A black and white photo of a streetcar approaching the intersection of Boyle Avenue and 1st Street in 1895. They want you to remember Black Boyle Heights: 'We were there' 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Infrastructure investments always shape residential development, and the early D.C. streetcars were no exception. Opinion | Friendship Heights has a chance to begin to rectify its racist past 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Sprague’s streetcar, or trolley, was half the size of a modern bus. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Building the First Avenue streetcar is another essential step. Third Avenue is Seattle’s endangered lifeblood 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z To determine how fit American women were to vote, the Cincinnati lawyer said he had conducted a survey on the streetcars and streets of Washington. Perspective | In 1915, a U.S. congressman tallied how many women in D.C. read the newspaper, then rejected their right to vote 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Last year I wrote about 99-year-old Howard Stokes, one of the District’s first African American streetcar operators. Perspective | He fell in love with D.C. R&B as a child and has spent his life tracing every last note 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Vaccinations were required in keeping with city regulations and seating on the streetcar was to be limited and spaced. A season of joy — and caution — kicks off in New Orleans 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z An electric streetcar could travel up to 20 miles per hour. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It is close to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, all served by the streetcar. The history — and destiny — of Seattle’s relationship with Bellevue is marked by connection and competition 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z Bowdle described the research he undertook: calculating how many women read the newspaper in a streetcar. Perspective | In 1915, a U.S. congressman tallied how many women in D.C. read the newspaper, then rejected their right to vote 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z From the dangerous streetcars and scaffolding to the perilous dance of family intrigue, his emotional and physical performance justifies Shang-Chi becoming a next-generation Avenger, whenever Marvel Studios reassembles that team. Hollywood’s top 12 superhero performances of the year, ranked 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Developers, said Lava Sunder, Culdesac Tempe’s general manager, have a long history of intermingling with transit, from building out streetcar lines to offering free parking. Is an All-Encompassing Mobility App Making a Comeback? 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z In American cities in 1900, there were electric streetcars, automobiles, and crowds of people. myWorld: The Growth of Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The demise of L.A.'s streetcars stemmed from public policy and our own appetite for automobiles. L.A.’s port could have been in Santa Monica. Here’s how San Pedro won out 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z Over eight days the previous May, Bowdle had counted the number of men and women in his streetcar carriage and noted how many were reading a newspaper. Perspective | In 1915, a U.S. congressman tallied how many women in D.C. read the newspaper, then rejected their right to vote 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z With a starter line on the way, in 2014, Gray sought to secure the future of the entire system by proposing a dedicated funding mechanism, which Mendelson blocked, stalling streetcar plans over the subsequent years. Opinion | D.C. should not walk away from streetcar expansion 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z And as for “Roger Rabbit,” do you really want your source material about L.A.’s electric streetcar system to come from a cast of animated lagomorphs? Who killed L.A.'s streetcars? We all did 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z So to quickly cross town, Seattleites frequently rode the rails of a cable car or electric streetcar. From one historic chronicle to another, Seattle’s transit saga keeps moving 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z |
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