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Monday, February 18, 2013
Regional Transit Authority Streetcar Expansion Program
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Streetcar Line History
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Streetcar Line History
Historic Lines Other Historic Lines
Poydras-Magazine Jackson Ave. (1835 1947)
Louisiana Ave. (18501878, 1913 - 1934)
Napoleon Ave. (1850 - 1953)
Esplanade Ave. (1861 - 1934)
Coliseum (1881 - 1929)
Magazine Street (1861 - 1948)
Prytania St. (1861 - 1932)
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Streetcar Line History
Historic Lines Other Historic Lines
Bayou Bridge and City Park (1861 - 1894)
Tchoupitoulas Street (1866 - 1929)
N. Claiborne Ave. (1868 - 1934)
Tulane Ave. (1871 - 1951)
Broad St. (1874 - July 16, 1932)
West End (1876 - 1950)
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Streetcar Line History
Historic Lines Other Historic Lines
Spanish Fort (1911 - 1932)
S. Claiborne Ave. (1915 - 1953)
Desire Street (1920 - 1948)
Freret St. (1924 - 1946)
St. Claude Ave. (1926 - 1949)
Gentilly (1926 - 1948)
Orleans/Kenner (or O.K. Line)
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Streetcar Line History
Historic Lines St Charles Ave. / Carrollton Ave.
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Recent Additions
Riverfront Line Opened August 1988
1st new streetcar route inNew Orleans in 62 years
Thalia Street to the foot of
Esplanade Avenue Exclusive right of way, along
the river levee beside NewOrleans Belt Railway tracks
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Recent Additions
Canal Street Opened April 2004
Canal - Cemeteries after theoriginal "Cemeteries" line
Canal - City Park/Museum
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Loyola Avenue Streetcar Line connectivity within the
CBD
PHASE I LOYOLA to Union Passenger Terminal (UPT)
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Loyola Avenue Line
Project Area 0.8 miles (1.6 track miles) for a
new streetcar line on LoyolaAvenue from the UnionPassenger Terminal to Canal
Street in New Orleans.
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PHASE I LOYOLA to Union Passenger Terminal (UPT)
Overview
Phase I - Loyola Corridor: Canal Street to Union Passenger Terminal(UPT)
1.6 Miles
February 17, 2010 Received $45M Tiger Grant Funding
($7.2M Local Funding) Construction began August 2011
Revenue Date January 2013
All ADA accessible
Generate $2.7B of major infrastructure, retail and commercialdevelopment
Fastest rail construction project to be completed in the nation
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PHASE II - Rampart Street Line
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PHASE II RAMPART/ST. CLAUDE from Canal Street toElysian Fields Avenue
Overview
Phase II Rampart Street/St. Claude from Canal Street to
Elysian Fields Avenue
1.3 Miles (2.6 track miles)
Final Design scheduled to be completed by June 28, 2013
Projected to award construction contract by December 2013
Construction projected to begin 1st quarter 2014
$75M