tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post6614914347541935824..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Tacoma Streetcar RidershipPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-79544077143004316252008-06-11T16:29:00.000-07:002008-06-11T16:29:00.000-07:00Tacoma Link has been pretty successful for the 1.6...Tacoma Link has been pretty successful for the 1.6 mile line it is. It's an integral component of the University of Washington Tacoma and a well received addition to the CBD. <BR/><BR/>We've been working since it opened in 2003 to get it extended out of Downtown to a couple other non-CBD business districts. The ridership potential is there, the development potential is there, but the capital costs still remain a stumbling block.<BR/><BR/>Sound Transit, our regional transit authority, is looking into a pot of money for matching funds for extensions.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242129210070049619noreply@blogger.com