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Dallas is seeking $80 million in federal transportation funds for the first phase of a streetcar system. Why? I dunno. The only reason I can think of is that City Council member Angela Hunt, a chief advocate of this ridiculous idea, went to Portland, Ore., saw the streetcars there and thought "Oh, that's so cool and so environmental -- we need to do that in Dallas."
Sure. Fine. Whatever.
Someone, anyone, please tell me what streetcars can do that the current and planned DART rail lines and bus service can't. Jarrett Walker, a public transit consultant from the aforementioned Portland, says essentially the same thing and he admits "I love riding streetcars." But he also states quite succinctly: "Streetcars that replace bus lines are not a mobility improvement. If you replace a bus with a streetcar on the same route, nobody will be able to get anywhere any faster than they could before."
So why spend $80 million on this boondoggle? I'm thinking it's nothing more than an image thing, window dressing, something to make Dallas appear more urbane, more sophisticated. Hey, I have an idea. Why not seek $80 million to find ways to create more foot traffic around the CBD -- plazas, fountains, esplanades, sidewalk cafes? That will accomplish the same thing and not waste money duplicating what we already have.
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