Some folks in West Seattle have given up on ever seeing streetcar service return. Sad to think that streetcars could be gone entirely from the area, since historically West Seattle had them and thrived with them in place.
The big sticking point is that a streetcar system would have to go over "the Low Bridge" from the east. That bridge can sometimes be open to ships for an hour. Long time, when you're keeping a transit schedule. This is probably why extending service back to West Seattle is low on the priority list, because of costs to the area and logistics at the bridge.
As gas gets more expensive, the trolleys of Seattle's old days are looking better and better!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
West Seattle Weighs In on Streetcar Service
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The old Low Bridge was built for streetcars to cross the river, but we are coming up on the 30th anniversary of the event that made sure that it would not make it to the rebirth of streetcars in Seattle. June 11, 1978, a freighter strikes the bridge, after the harbor pilot loses control. As I have probably said before on this blog and other blogs, that maybe a 2nd version of the new low-level might work out. With gas in Seattle now at $4 per gallon for regular, Diesel knocking on $5 per gallon, we are going to be needing more non-diesel burning modes of transit. Perhaps something can be worked out. Oh, well.
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