JWR Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Here are some pictures of the Canal St. streetcar line that opened a year ago, after a fourty year absence. Here is the Canal St./Riverfront interchange by the Aquarium Of The Americas: The World Trade Center, the Hilton in the background, and Harrah's Casino: Canal and Bourbon: Another view of Canal and Bourbon: Canal and Broad: Typical afternoon - streetcars usually pile up during heavy traffic hours: (The temp street signs shown in the picture have been replaced) N. Carrollton spur, waiting to turn onto Canal St.: N. Carrollton spur - notice that the streetcars share a vehicle lane: N. Carrollton spur heading toward NOMA and City Park: City Park/New Orleans Museum of Art: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.S.O.N. Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Beautiful, thanks for posting those pics. How long have those palms lined Broad? They look like they were planted fairly recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 The palms are new. Actually, those palms line Canal St. past I-10. Canal St. from I-10 to the river has a concrete median. But the downtown (concrete) section of Canal is seeing a lot of physical changes. The city has invested in a redevelopment plan for that area. You can check out the plan on the web or download the complete presentation at http://www.canalstreetvision.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 You can also check out http://www.neworleansdowntown.com/ for the latest from the Downtown Development District. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Those are some nice scenes, but something seemed amiss. Then it hit me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Geel, I wonder how many accidents those things are going to get in a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 If they do have accidents, I bet Channel 2's sister station will do a "Big Story" on it and blame the trolley instead of the poor schmuck who ran the redlight.Back to the pics - beautiful what they've done. Need to get back to the original Sin City and check things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 The new streetcars are red to set them apart from the historic St. Charles line, which are a moss green color. The St. Charles line can't be painted any other color or have any additional cars added to it because it's on the National Registry of Historic Places. It's also why they can't be altered to meet ADA standards. And as far as accidents go... the new line has been operational for over a year now. To date, I believe we have only had 2 accidents. One involving a car (tourist) who turned before looking. It was a very minor fender bender. And the second was with a pedestrian (tourist). I have no idea how he didn't see a huge red streetcar coming, but he walked right in front of it. He suffered minor injuries. The cars have a cowcathcher that springs from under them to prevent serious injuries to pedestrians. New Orleanians are used to having the streetcars around, so we always look before we turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Wow, I'm glad that Metro protects its buses and trains from advertisements on the sides. Those look horrible. What a waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted June 5, 2005 Author Share Posted June 5, 2005 They have advertisements, but they are kept small. From pictures that I've seen, the streetcars have carried advertising on the sides, and even on the front from time to time, since the 1930's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 I'm rather torn about advertising on city busses.At first, I thought it was nothing but additional visual noise we would have to struggle to filter out, but if it would help increase the coffers and improve service, then they might be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Observer Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Great pictures JWR. I sure wish Houston and some of its suburbs would consider the electric trolley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 I think local trollys would be great in places like the Heights, Montrose, East side and other neighborhoods like that.It would be a great enhancement to the bus and rail system if that can be accomplished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 When I read the title, I thought the thread was going to be about hookers on Canal street over in the east end. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWR Posted June 6, 2005 Author Share Posted June 6, 2005 Sorry to disappoint you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, jm1fd, but I thought it was pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 A billboard for the state Lotto, or one that says match.com or something just ruins the whole turn-of-the-century look for me.Houston's got plenty of billboard pollution. We don't need it on our public transportation too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 6, 2005 Share Posted June 6, 2005 If you get a chance, go have a drink at night in the top of the world trade center.Very cool rotating view and a good place to escape the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 7, 2005 Share Posted June 7, 2005 Houston should advertise on its buses, I think they are avoiding it because all the strip joints will want to advertise like on the cabs. And Metro can't tell them no either or they'll file a lawsuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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