Portland Streetcar: Difference between revisions

From PortlandWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page.)
 
m (expand)
Line 1: Line 1:
The Portland Streetcar debuted in 2001 as the first modern streetcar in America, and has become a model for other cities looking to increase their transportation portfolio. The original streetcar system ran in a large L-shaped loop from [[NW 23rd Avenue]] east to the [[Pearl District]], and then south to [[Portland State University]]. A later addition to the line extended the line from PSU down to [[South Waterfront]].
The '''Portland Streetcar''' debuted in 2001 as the first modern streetcar in America, and has become a model for other cities looking to increase their transportation portfolio. The original streetcar system ran in a large L-shaped loop from [[NW 23rd Avenue]] east to the [[Pearl District]], and then south to [[Portland State University]]. A later addition to the line extended the line from PSU down to [[South Waterfront]].


==History==
==History==
During the [[History of Portland's Streetcars|first streetcar era]] (roughly from the 1880s to the 1930s), Portland had an extremely extensive network of streetcar lines. One of the practices of this era was to build commercial developments at the terminus of lines, resulting in many of the business districts such as [[Belmont Business District|Belmont]] and [[Hawthorne Business District|Hawthorne]] that we take for granted today.
During the [[History of Portland's Streetcars|first streetcar era]] (roughly from the 1880s to the 1930s), Portland had an extremely extensive network of streetcar lines. One of the practices of this era was to build commercial developments at the terminus of lines, resulting in many of the business districts such as [[Belmont Business District|Belmont]] and [[Hawthorne Business District|Hawthorne]] that we take for granted today.
== Work on the east side==
Work in 2010 to be ready by the end of 2011.  [[File:EastSidePortlandStreetCarConstuction.jpg|right|300px]]
==External Link==
* [http://PortlandStreetCar.org PortlandStreetCar.org]
[[Category:Transportation]]

Revision as of 00:44, 26 August 2011

The Portland Streetcar debuted in 2001 as the first modern streetcar in America, and has become a model for other cities looking to increase their transportation portfolio. The original streetcar system ran in a large L-shaped loop from NW 23rd Avenue east to the Pearl District, and then south to Portland State University. A later addition to the line extended the line from PSU down to South Waterfront.

History

During the first streetcar era (roughly from the 1880s to the 1930s), Portland had an extremely extensive network of streetcar lines. One of the practices of this era was to build commercial developments at the terminus of lines, resulting in many of the business districts such as Belmont and Hawthorne that we take for granted today.

Work on the east side

Work in 2010 to be ready by the end of 2011.


External Link