New Streetcar Route Map
David Cole has produced this new map of the Cincinnati Streetcar highlighting the stops and attractions along the route.
David Cole has produced this new map of the Cincinnati Streetcar highlighting the stops and attractions along the route.
December 20, 2009 at 1:39 pm
That’s really nice. How speculative are the stops ?
December 20, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I worry about how much ridership the streetcar would get with its one-way pair configuration. Surface transit works best when it’s on a two-way street; for example, in Manhattan every time a north-south avenue was converted to one-way, the associated bus line suffered a drop in ridership. In one area, the northbound route here is especially circuitous, traveling around Findlay Market.
December 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm
Nice! They should have included the Casino/Broadway Commons too
December 21, 2009 at 10:01 am
Streetcar to nowhere my hiney!
Alon, isn’t that the point, you jump off on Elm at Findlay shop and then jump back on at Race.
I don’t get what point you’re making?
December 21, 2009 at 10:50 am
I think Alon is looking at it from the point of view of someone going from downtown to UC. The route starts on Main Street heading north, then takes a 4 block detour west to Elm, goes up past Findlay market, heads a block east, then goes two blocks SOUTH again (WTF?) before going another block east to Vine and up. There’s some 8 blocks of fussing around that doesn’t get you any closer to where you’re going.
December 21, 2009 at 10:53 am
Now, I’m as big a streetcar supporter as you’ll find, but I don’t really understand the purpose of having the north and south lines only one block apart.
Wouldn’t it help ridership if the lines were placed several blocks apart, so that folks on Elm or Sycamore were more likely to hop a four or five block ride? If you have to walk three or four blocks to the stop, it kind of defeats the purpose, right?
I’m sure there’s a logical reason for this- maybe one of you could enlighten me?
December 21, 2009 at 10:55 am
Across the country, wherever streetcar tracks are laid, development will soon follow. The way to maximize this development is by employing parallel tracks. In Portland, development was greatest within three blocks of the streetcar tracks.
By having parallel tracks, you have development on the block between the tracks and then for three more blocks on either side. Essentially a seven block corridor of economic activity with the greatest benefits being felt in the center.
If the tracks are too far apart, the system becomes more difficult to use. With parallel tracks, a passenger can get off the streetcar and see the other set of tracks for their return trip. By always knowing where the streetcar will pick them up, new riders have a greater sense of security.
December 21, 2009 at 11:02 am
Okay, that makes sense… I figured there was a proven reason- just didn’t know what it was. Thanks!
December 21, 2009 at 11:16 am
This is the best map yet. And I agree that once the casino is built that it will add another major attraction on this already well-located streetcar line. Great work David.
December 21, 2009 at 11:59 am
I’m looking forward to that connector at Findlay. On the way home from work at UC, hop off, shop and then continue on my way.
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November 10, 2011 at 3:57 am
What a completely idiotic idea…this will go down (along with the stadium funding and the Freedom Center) as one of the largest economic disasters in the history of Cincinnati.