In Part 2 of this series, we’ll look at the projected numbers of both Little Rock and Boise’s streetcar systems, and how they’ve shaken out five years later. We’ll compare how the Little Rock River Rail is financed, and how Boise would finance its proposed streetcar system. Finally, we’ll look at how development and business has evolved in Little Rock since November 2004, when the River Rail went into operation.
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Streetcar Proposal: Comparing Boise's dream with Little Rock's reality, Part 2
October 07, 2009 | posted by Jay Howell inStreetcar Proposal: Comparing Boise's dream with Little Rock's reality, Part I
October 05, 2009 | posted by Jay Howell inBoise Mayor Dave Bieter asked, in the September 30th issue of the Idaho Statesman, if the city "can afford to not build a streetcar" downtown. At the present time, the Boise Streetcar Task Force is conducting a feasibility study, which is expected to be finished by the end of 2009, or 2010.
