A long-awaited streetcar line opens in Dallas today, with the possibility of future extensions of the system still on the table for local officials to approve.
"The long-anticipated streetcar line connecting downtown Dallas and Oak Cliff goes live today," reports Roy Appleton.
"The $50 million project, in the works since 2010, is a start. Extensions to near the Bishop Arts District in Oak Cliff and the Omni Hotel/Dallas Convention Center downtown are planned, but construction hasn’t been approved." For now, the 1.6 mile line includes two stops.
Past Planetizen coverage has noted the electric battery technology in place on the new streetcars as well as concern over the service hours of the new line.
The Dallas Morning News also created video coverage of the ribbon cutting ceremony this morning in Dallas.
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