Tacoma Streetcars
We don’t need a high flying Monorail or some fancy looking mass transit system. We’re Tacoma and our needs are more simple. Bring back the Tacoma Streetcars! Or at least that’s what some folks think in this town:
Join the grassroots movement for a “new” kind of transit system – one that’s fun, doesn’t pollute, is neighborhood friendly, and best of all won’t break the bank!
It’s an intriguing idea, but I wouldn’t want to be the one figuring out the budget…
It seems appropriate that somebody sent me this on the day that the Seattle Monorail found itself scrapping its $11 billion financing plan.
Link: Tacoma Streetcar
(M. – Thank you for the tip.)
Filed under: Transportation, Transit, Streetcar
3 comments
R Random Asian February 14, 2013
So on the map, only the white areas are the ones where the residents can handle their alcohol? Yes, you can interpret that question a number of ways.
F Flannimal February 14, 2013
Why don’t we just make ALL of Tacoma an AIA? <sarcasm>
When the “statistics” show that alcohol related crime goes down in an area, do the crimes stop? or just move to a non-AIA area?
Alcohol related crimes are a symptom, perhaps we should try to address the cause…poverty, homelessness, boredom. If we can head off drug and gang related activities among youths it would also likely reduce alcohol related crimes….it might even add more productive citizens to our fine city.
M mercurial February 14, 2013
Over half the city is an AIA? Sarcasm hitting a little too close for comfort. Yes, taking care of our community would reduce problems and lead to expression/release in other outlets. I would be curious to know who is calling in these issues. Maybe those folks could attend a few free lunches, volunteer at some after school programs, or be open-minded enough to listen and permit the occasional free expression. More than once in my life have I witnessed a drunk homeless man shouting some truth into the air. Or maybe as a community we could get a little more European and teach youth how to drink a glass of wine at dinner – rather than make all ‘stimulants’ so taboo that upon reaching ‘legal age’ individuals are in shock and tend toward binge behaviors. All things in moderation.