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Aug 10, 2019

Having a complete streetcar system is a critical link for our city’s transportation network. Center City Streetcar would connect downtown + 12 neighborhoods to: ⛴Colman Dock 🚆Sounder 🚎Bus + RapidRide hubs 🚈LINK light rail 🚞Amtrak 🚲Bike share hubs #LetsGoStreetcar

Jon Talton

@jontalton

May 29, 2020

Still waiting for much-needed First Avenue link of Center City Connector.

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May 29, 2020

#OnThisDay in 1982, the Waterfront Streetcar made its inaugural run from Pioneer Square to Pier 70, drawing 3,000 people. Ridership grew to serve 200,000 passengers annually.

May 29, 2020

#OnThisDay in 1982, the Waterfront Streetcar made its inaugural run from Pioneer Square to Pier 70, drawing 3,000 people. Ridership grew to serve 200,000 passengers annually.

KC Streetcar | Main St Extension Get the Green Light from the Feds

May 28, 2020

Congratulations to

@kcstreetcar

for greenlighting their streetcar extension! "The extension of the streetcar represents the next step in our vision to make transportation free and available to all," - Mayor Lucas

kcstreetcar.org

The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension project received the green light from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to enter into the engineering phase of the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants New...

Apr 23, 2020

#OnThisDay in 2012, Seattle dignitaries shoveled the first scoops of dirt for the First Hill Streetcar groundbreaking.

transportationchoices.org

Apr 13, 2020

There's still time to register for our virtual #TransitTalk this Thursday 4/16. How is #COVID19 impacting our transit system and what does a just recovery look like? #TransitIsEssential Register here:

Transit Talk: Transit & Coronavirus - Transportation Choices Coalition

Please join Transportation Choices Coalition for a special edition *virtual* Transit Talk. We are gathering our community to share space and discuss how the coronavirus is impacting transit and our...

Apr 13, 2020

#OnThisDay 79 years ago, the last streetcar of Seattle's Municipal Street Railway completed its final run. Once an expansive network with 231 miles of track, the streetcar connected neighborhoods throughout the city, including Ballard, Greenwood, Rainier Valley, and West Seattle.

Curtis Ailes

@curtailes

Feb 10, 2020

Monday morning commute

Feb 1, 2020

I guess the pedestrian signal on our platform wasn’t wearing reflective clothing. Please pay attention, folks.

Jan 24, 2020

Get you a streetcar who can connect you to it all. 😉 #DollyPartonChallenge

SDOT Traffic

@SDOTtraffic

Jan 23, 2020

#Seattle The First Hill Street Car is a commute option between Capitol Hill Station and Pioneer Square Station. Expect delays as the downtown core is still seeing heavier than normal traffic volumes for this PM commute.

Dec 24, 2019

When your tram matches the sunset. 😍 #LetsGoStreetcar

Bruce Englehardt

@SounderBruce

Dec 21, 2019

90 years ago, the Everett to Seattle interurban was retired. This is the last car to remain in the county.

Dec 12, 2019

Celebrating 12 years of streetcars on 12/12! #OnThisDay in 2007, Seattle opened its first modern tram line in South Lake Union. #LetsGoStreetcar

Dec 1, 2019

ICYMI: Center City Streetcar is now fully-funded as part of

@MayorJenny

’s Fare Share plan! #LetsGoStreetcar 🥳

Dec 1, 2019

“We have people come to

@PioneerSquare

just to ride the streetcar.” Aaron Barthel, Founder of

@IntrigueChocola

shares how his customers use the streetcar to visit more small businesses in Chinatown and Capitol Hill. #SmallBusinessSaturday

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Fare Share Seattle Coalition

Nov 27, 2019

🎉The #FareShare plan is now law in #Seattle! YES to fair wages and worker protections for Uber/Lyft drivers, more affordable housing near transit, and increased mobility options, including fully funding the Center City Connector Streetcar!

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@FareShareSEA

Nov 26, 2019

We won! @MayorJenny has signed #FareShare into law.

Next up, minimum wage for drivers!

The Urbanist

@UrbanistOrg

Nov 27, 2019

INBOX: The Seattle Streetcar Coalition and Downtown Seattle Association commend adoption and approval of Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Fare Share Seattle plan that will extend ridehailing charges for benefits to transit, including the Seattle Streetcar.

Nov 26, 2019

@MayorJenny

signs Fare Share plan into law, which will generate funding for Center City Streetcar in addition to more affordable housing near transit. #LetsGoStreetcar

Fare Share Seattle Coalition

@FareShareSEA

Nov 26, 2019

🎉🎉The #FareShare Plan unanimously passes out of

@SeattleCouncil

! The plan will invest millions in affordable housing and public transportation while instituting worker protections for drivers in the gig economy. Thanks to 60+ orgs and everyone who has supported Fare Share!

Nov 24, 2019

🤦 The importance of grade separation and dedicated lanes:

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AGH: Spring 2023 Edition

@TheArchitectAce

Nov 23, 2019

And now I’m on the streetcar heading back to the hill and I’m stuck because of a fire truck blocking the track.

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Genepedia PhD

@genepedia

Nov 23, 2019

Video proof at plenty of people ride the Seattle Streetcar even when it isn't yet rush hour

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Jef Poskanzer

@jefposk

Nov 22, 2019

The real trolley problem is there are not enough trolleys.

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Dongho Chang

@dongho_chang

Nov 21, 2019

Seattle is No. 1 for drop in drive alone commuting: "These numbers suggest that people will choose transit if it’s more convenient than driving. No region has invested more in transit than the Seattle metro area." bit.ly/2XEbBZc

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Nov 20, 2019

Small details matter:

@seattledot

is improving efficiencies for the existing streetcar lines in First Hill and SLU, including station cleaning and track drainage maintenance. 🚊🚿

Village Preservation (GVSHP)

@GVSHP

OTD in 1832, the #worldsfirst #streetcar begins running in #GreenwichVillage and the #EastVillage. Find out what if was, where it ran, and how long it lasted: gvshp.org/blog/2016/04/0

Pioneer Square

@pioneersquare

Nov 16, 2019

"You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try" Dolly Parton c/o p_cack

Nov 15, 2019

Did you know that #WA’s gas tax ONLY funds highway projects? Today's the last day to take the Road Usage Charge survey -- let WSTC know that we need to find progressive revenue sources to move towards a clean and just transportation system! survey.participate.online/s3/Washington-

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Let’s move toward a clean and just transportation system in #WA and make sure our Road Usage Charge priorities are heard!

ACTION: Fill out WSTC's survey before Friday, November 15. You have two days! transportationchoices.org/road-usage-cha @wecprotects @FuturewiseWA @climatesolution

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TBT: #Streetcar pergola at 1st and James in the 1960s.

Fare Share Seattle Coalition

@FareShareSEA

Alex Hudson of the

talks about how the #FareShare plan will help provide good jobs, good transit, & affordable housing. 👍

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Brent Toderian

@BrentToderian

Nov 13, 2019

Whether we have the space to move more & more people as cities grow, plus room for all the OTHER important things that make streets & cities great, depends ENTIRELY on HOW we choose to move. And how design makes better choices easier or harder. HT

@NACTO

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Portland Streetcar

@PDXStreetcar

Nov 13, 2019

Hey, we made it on the Simpsons! 🚋🤣

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flypdx

@flypdx

Nov 12, 2019

“Let’s just enjoy Portland. I can’t believe we’ve never been here before. Indigenous artworks. Craft breweries. Independent movie theaters. And that’s in just one coffee shop.” Did you catch our cameo on @TheSimpsons this past weekend?

#flypdx #TheSimpsons

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Nov 10, 2019

Look at that crowd! Did we mention the Center City Streetcar will move 20,000 (or more) people a day? 😁 #MLScup #GoSounders

Nov 10, 2019

Today is the day! If you’re headed to #MLScup at @CenturyLink_Fld to cheer on

@SoundersFC

, consider taking the streetcar down from First Hill or Capitol Hill. It drops you off just steps from the stadium & pregame festivities at Occidental Square. #GoSounders 📸:

@kcmetrobus

Pioneer Square

@pioneersquare

Nov 10, 2019

Dark nights and bright lights. c/o @s4m_jpg

New Cruise Terminal Shores Up Opportunity for Streetcar

Nov 9, 2019

The Port is seeking public input for a study of a new cruise terminal near Pioneer Square, two blocks from the Occidental Square station. Could this be an additional need for Center City Streetcar? 📝Comment Online: t46cruise.participate.online/#participate 👇Read more👇

theurbanist.org

The Port of Seattle is planning a new cruise terminal at South King Street, just steps away from the Occidental Square streetcar station and the First Avenue Streetcar line extension also known as …

Barrett Ochoa

@BarryOcho

Nov 7, 2019

transit deserves better than this.

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Nov 7, 2019

Did you know the gold streetcar represents

@PioneerSquare

? The color was chosen from its history with the Klondike Gold Rush. Each color in the First Hill streetcar fleet represents a neighborhood along the alignment. #LetsGoStreetcar

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Nov 2, 2019

🎶Like a streak of light, he arrives, just in time!🎶 We caught our friendly neighborhood streetcar operator, Randi, moonlighting as a superhero! 🎃🕸🕷