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Rapid Transit in Other Cities
Like many cities across the world, Miami and Miami Beach abandoned their
efficient streetcar system a half-century ago, when the seemingly unlimited
potential of cars and buses appeared to solve all our transit needs. Today, our
roads are indeed reaching their limits, and a wave of cities are "rediscovering" the
benefits of rail transit as a key component of an urban transportation system.
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Cities have integrated light rail successfully by upgrading older systems or
by developing new systems:
- Baltimore (new)
- Boston (upgraded)
- Buffalo (new)
- Dallas (new)
- Pittsburgh (upgraded)
- Portland, OR (new)
- San Francisco (upgraded)
- SanDiego (new)
- St. Louis (new)
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Many cities have also incorporated "heritage," or vintage trolley systems.
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Large Size/Scale
- New Orleans, LA (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Memphis, TN (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Portland, OR (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- San Francisco, CA (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Tampa, FL (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Medium Size/Scale
- Charlotte, NC (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Dallas, TX (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Detroit, MI
- Galveston, TX
- Kenosha, WI (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Lowell, MA (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- San Jose, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Vancouver, BC (actively planning/building significant extensions)
- Small Size/Scale
- Astoria, OR
- Denver, CO
- Edmonton, Alberta
- El Reno, OK
- Fort Collins, CO
- Fort Smith, AR
- Issaquah, WA
- Nelson, BC
- Whitehorse, Yukon Territories
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Many other cities have similar systems in the planning or construction stage.
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