Atlanta Streetcar Plan Gaining Momentum
Organizers Want Trolleys Rolling Down Peachtree Street
11:07 a.m. EDT September 29, 2003
ATLANTA -- Overwhelming positive response has organizers of
a streetcar line skipping a step in their plans, moving a trolley
line on Peachtree Street closer to reality.
Organizers say the idea of running streetcars from downtown
Atlanta to the Buckhead shopping and entertainment district has
been so popular that they're bypassing plans for a preliminary
study and moving straight to more detailed feasibility research.
"We were looking for naysayers, but at every door that became a
non-issue," said Michael Robison, chairman of the private,
nonprofit group formed last month to try to put trolleys on
Peachtree after a 40-year lapse. "When we found out we would not
have to do selling ... through a road show, we decided on doing a
more detailed study."
The cost and scope of the comprehensive study are still being
worked out.
Within five years, members of Atlanta Streetcar Inc. hope to
build an eight-mile streetcar line that could cost at least $200
million.
They are getting their inspiration from Portland, Ore., where a
$55 million private-public investment in a streetcar line there
helped spawn more than $1 billion in development.
Copyright 2003 by WSBTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.











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