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Posted by randyo on Mon Jun 19 15:47:06 2006, in response to Re: Here comes Staten Is. Light Rail?, posted by tydev417 on Sat Jun 17 19:00:00 2006. With threads this long, it's hard to determine just where to put a response to multiple issues. That being said, if you read my previous post somewhere in this thread, the line between light and heavy rail is becoming increasingly indistinct. Even a so called light rail line on the north shore would probably bear more resemblance to the SIRT than a true light rail system. Right now, the only light rail systems which still most closely resembles a traditional streetcar system are SEPTA both in the city of Philly itself and on the Red Arrow Division followed closely behind by Boston's Green Line and New Orleans. Memphis and Tampa also have traditional style streetcar systems but these wre specifically built to replicate traditional street running systems rather than operate a more modern mode of light rail. A good place for true traditional street running light rail in SI would be along such streets as Hylan Blvd or Richmond Av both of which now have bus routes and are wide enough to allow for a light rail systems in a reserved ROW either paved or ballasted in the center of those roads. |
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