Re: [UC] Light Rail

[BGAndersen]

An article on the Centennial District ...

http://citypaper.net/articles/2004-03-25/cityspace.shtml

"The zoo has been a long-term advocate of development. Currently, most visitors arrive at the zoo by car. This is also true for both the Mann Center and the Please Touch Museum. This is not expected to change when the museum moves, but one of the major projects being worked on by the zoo is an intermodal transportation hub to improve the transportation options that people use to get to the area.

The major aspects of the hub will be a multistory garage on the south side of Girard Avenue, with new surface parking on the north side of the street; the rechristening of the Route 15 trolley line down Girard Avenue with a new zoo stop; improvement of the bike paths on the Schuylkill River Trail and the West Bank Greenway; and a shuttle from 30th Street Station to accommodate rail passengers. Two buses run past the area, but more mass transit options are needed. There are plans to include a commuter rail station to be implemented once enough money is found for needed infrastructure improvements. "


In a message dated 3/26/05 6:06:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Are you talking about the DRPA project or is this something else.

The article in the University City Review has been the only information
I've seen on any kind of Light Rail (or Heavy, for that matter)
proposals for the city in "forever."

On 21 Mar, 2005, at 21:22, Gary J. Jastrzab wrote:
> The site is currently well-served by public transit, and will be even
> more so when the 52nd Street/City Branch Connector light rail line is
> built to serve the Centennial District, Parkway Institutions,
> Convention Center, and possibly the Delaware Riverfront.