tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post1791064810542186623..comments2024-02-14T06:26:09.116-05:00Comments on Frozen Tropics: CP: DDOT Lays Out Streetcar PlansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-76519203469948935442011-04-26T08:56:32.799-04:002011-04-26T08:56:32.799-04:00if a route through residential blocks is a non sta...if a route through residential blocks is a non starter, then none of the other proposed lines have a shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-39689607288651127562011-04-24T20:15:00.147-04:002011-04-24T20:15:00.147-04:00Easier said than done. Rerouting it though a resid...Easier said than done. Rerouting it though a residential area would probably be a non-starter, but maybe it's possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-25826965115181165922011-04-23T10:55:23.876-04:002011-04-23T10:55:23.876-04:00san francisco has both trolleys and cable cars. dc...san francisco has both trolleys and cable cars. dc used to have a cable car system too.<br /><br />wouldn't a simpler option be to reroute the line north on 3rd, up to noma then go past the ny ave station?<br /><br />why must it connect to union station?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-85234519462475668232011-04-22T21:29:50.902-04:002011-04-22T21:29:50.902-04:00"Streetcars" in San Francisco use a comp..."Streetcars" in San Francisco use a completely different system-- they are cable cars. They physically grab a moving cable under the ground, and this cable is able to pull the car up very steep hills, as opposed to using drive wheels on the car itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-47945812153124460072011-04-22T15:46:42.535-04:002011-04-22T15:46:42.535-04:00How can streetcars negotiate positive and negative...How can streetcars negotiate positive and negative grades in San Francisco? Surely there are hills just as steep out there. Just sayin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-13846250586172742842011-04-22T15:15:46.416-04:002011-04-22T15:15:46.416-04:00They want it to connect to US and house a maintena...They want it to connect to US and house a maintenance or storage facility there. Once the connection to Washington Circle is made the streetcar will go over the bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-8308931056010849462011-04-21T17:32:15.014-04:002011-04-21T17:32:15.014-04:00I was wondering why they just don't go over th...I was wondering why they just don't go over the bridge myself. If they can't make the bridge grade as-is, what is the new bridge going to look like that the streetcar is supposed to go over?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-32515527039298164352011-04-21T17:10:06.793-04:002011-04-21T17:10:06.793-04:00Streetcars can't make a grade that steep.Streetcars can't make a grade that steep.charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012080465386456217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-55925330241533476252011-04-21T15:56:51.893-04:002011-04-21T15:56:51.893-04:00why can't it go over hopscotch?why can't it go over hopscotch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8835710.post-52196793792627272152011-04-21T11:17:55.542-04:002011-04-21T11:17:55.542-04:00The Good: Street construction finishing June 30; p...The Good: Street construction finishing June 30; possible light priority for buses and streetcars; enormous funding commitment from the Gray administration.<br /><br />The Bad: Completion date pushed to late 2012; no deal yet on the Hopscotch turnaroundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com