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Monday, February 18, 2013

Regional Transit Authority Streetcar Expansion Program


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Streetcar Line History


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Historic Lines Other Historic Lines

Poydras-Magazine Jackson Ave. (1835 1947)

Louisiana Ave. (18501878, 1913 - 1934)

Napoleon Ave. (1850 - 1953)

Esplanade Ave. (1861 - 1934)

Coliseum (1881 - 1929)

Magazine Street (1861 - 1948)

Prytania St. (1861 - 1932)


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Bayou Bridge and City Park (1861 - 1894)

Tchoupitoulas Street (1866 - 1929)

N. Claiborne Ave. (1868 - 1934)

Tulane Ave. (1871 - 1951)

Broad St. (1874 - July 16, 1932)

West End (1876 - 1950)


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Spanish Fort (1911 - 1932)

S. Claiborne Ave. (1915 - 1953)

Desire Street (1920 - 1948)

Freret St. (1924 - 1946)

St. Claude Ave. (1926 - 1949)

Gentilly (1926 - 1948)

Orleans/Kenner (or O.K. Line)


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Historic Lines St Charles Ave. / Carrollton Ave.


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Recent Additions

Riverfront Line Opened August 1988

1st new streetcar route inNew Orleans in 62 years

Thalia Street to the foot of

Esplanade Avenue Exclusive right of way, along

the river levee beside NewOrleans Belt Railway tracks


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Recent Additions

Canal Street Opened April 2004

Canal - Cemeteries after theoriginal "Cemeteries" line

Canal - City Park/Museum


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Loyola Avenue Streetcar Line connectivity within the

CBD

PHASE I LOYOLA to Union Passenger Terminal (UPT)


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Loyola Avenue Line

Project Area 0.8 miles (1.6 track miles) for a

new streetcar line on LoyolaAvenue from the UnionPassenger Terminal to Canal

Street in New Orleans.


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PHASE I LOYOLA to Union Passenger Terminal (UPT)

Overview

Phase I - Loyola Corridor: Canal Street to Union Passenger Terminal(UPT)

1.6 Miles

February 17, 2010 Received $45M Tiger Grant Funding

($7.2M Local Funding) Construction began August 2011

Revenue Date January 2013

All ADA accessible

Generate $2.7B of major infrastructure, retail and commercialdevelopment

Fastest rail construction project to be completed in the nation


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PHASE II - Rampart Street Line


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PHASE II RAMPART/ST. CLAUDE from Canal Street toElysian Fields Avenue

Overview

Phase II Rampart Street/St. Claude from Canal Street to

Elysian Fields Avenue

1.3 Miles (2.6 track miles)

Final Design scheduled to be completed by June 28, 2013

Projected to award construction contract by December 2013

Construction projected to begin 1st quarter 2014

$75M

Documents

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