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The main problem people are having with streetcars on Columbia Pike is the intermixing of traffic. It doesn't seem all that different from typical bus service, except for the rails. This issue really needs to better addressed to temper continuing opposition to the project.

A dedicated ROW needs to be seriously looked into as well. With modest modifications, Columbia Pike should be able to accommodate side-by-side streetcar trackage, and, at the same time, have room for three lanes of vehicular traffic (two through, one turn). At major intersections, the ROW could be grade separated, with streetcars running underneath or above, much like Muni does in San Francisco. Has a dedicated ROW received any consideration? Has it been analyzed to any extent?

While this idea, of course, would be a much more expensive project, it may be more amenable to Arlingtonians, many who now see the current proposal as a pricey, "bus like" misadventure.

by Sage on Jun 18, 2012 4:41 pm • link • report

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