In a bid to shore up public support for its planned $88 million streetcar system, Fort Worth spent $25,000 to ship one in and show it off. The thinking was that most residents had never been to Portland to see what a modern streetcar looks like.
I suggest that the Downtown Dallas folks borrow the model when Fort Worth is done with it. Most people of Dallas hear “streetcar” and think “rattletrap” because of the McKinney Ave. trolleys. Meanwhile, the $35 million downtown Dallas-to-Oak Cliff line is proceeding at breakneck speed.
