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Private Trolleys are an OK idea - but most trolley companies were owned by land developers, like Leinberger points out.

The trolleys, especially in LA, were loss-leaders to make streetcar suburbs possible. When the areas reached peak development, or all the lots were sold, the streetcars either were slightly profitable but very susceptible to market fluctuations. Maybe, if like the SLUS in Seattle, they're funded by a BID afterwards, I could get on board. If businesses want this, there'll be noise.

by Neil Flanagan on May 12, 2010 3:58 pm • link • report

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