{"id":4885,"date":"2011-01-26T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T17:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:28:50","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:28:50","slug":"world-wide-wednesday-streetcars-named-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2011\/01\/26\/world-wide-wednesday-streetcars-named-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"World Wide Wednesday: Streetcars Named Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-17463\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=17463\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"3216511133_84c8f5a474\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/3216511133_84c8f5a474.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"401\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-17174\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=17174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-world-wednesday\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/feature-world-wednesday1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. <\/em><em>We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spacingmedia.com\/uploads\/images\/line-grey-1pixel-600wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week, reader Spire Skyscraper offers a compendium of articles on new streetcar\/light rail projects traversing the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Minneapolis is studying a streetcar revival (<a href=\"http:\/\/dailyreporter.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/29\/a-desire-named-streetcar\/\" target=\"_self\">Daily Reporter<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In Dallas (<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dallasobserver.com\/unfairpark\/2011\/01\/the_much_anticipated_downtown.php  \" target=\"_self\">Dallas Observer<\/a>), Tuscon (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kswt.com\/Global\/story.asp?S=13882396  \" target=\"_self\">KWST<\/a>) and Tampa (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/tampabay\/blog\/2011\/01\/ftas-rogoff-tabbed-for-streetcar.html  \" target=\"_self\">Tampa Business Journal<\/a>), the revival has funding<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 In Portland (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/portland\/index.ssf\/2011\/01\/portlands_moody_avenue_overhau.html  \" target=\"_self\">Oregon Live<\/a>) and New Orleans (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailycomet.com\/article\/20110121\/APN\/1101210616?Title=New-streetcar-line-in-New-Orleans-advances  \" target=\"_self\">Daily Comet<\/a>), the more the merrier<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Charlotte&#8217;s streetcars will be a year late (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/charlotte\/blog\/queen_city_agenda\/2011\/01\/streetcar-year-behind-schedule.html  \" target=\"_self\">Charlotte Business Journal<\/a>)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"More...\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-includes\/js\/tinymce\/plugins\/wordpress\/img\/trans.gif\" alt=\"\" \/>\u2022 But in the mean time, they&#8217;re breaking ground on Honolulu&#8217;s light rail system \u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiverailroading.com\/news\/article\/FTA-gives-thumbs-up-to-Honolulu-lightrail-project--25550  \" target=\"_self\">Progressive Railroading<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 While Detroit receives funding for a new downtown light rail line (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.detnews.com\/article\/20110121\/METRO05\/101210386\/1409\/metro\/Feds-grant-$25M-for-downtown-light-rail  \" target=\"_self\">The Detroit News<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0Atlanta searches for a little extra to fund a transit museum (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.publicbroadcasting.net\/wabe\/news.newsmain\/article\/1\/0\/1750877\/Atlanta.\/Streetcar.project.may.include.small.museum  \" target=\"_self\">WABE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Finally, opponents try to stop Cincinnati&#8217;s streetcar plans in their tracks (<a href=\"http:\/\/news.cincinnati.com\/article\/20110119\/NEWS01\/101200331\/Streetcar-foes-start-petition-drive  \" target=\"_self\">Cincinnati.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/modashell\/3216511133\/sizes\/l\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_self\"><em>mod as hell<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a World Wide Wednesday worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? 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