Seattle First Hill Streetcar Groundbreaking ceremony Options

[Lightning]

Long awaited groundbreaking ceremony for the First Hill line will be held on April 23 at 12:15 PM at the corner of Boylston Avenue and Broadway. Construction to take two [full] years, which is longer than I believe was first planned. Better late than never. Will be a great addition to the fledgling streetcar network.

[EvergreenRailfan]

MyNorthwest.com

The city of Seattle kicked off work on its new streetcar Monday afternoon.

The line will connect Capitol Hill and First Hill to Pioneer Square and the International District.

This morning, I saw a good example of what we could be missing with the still suspended and possibly never to be restored at this point, Waterfront Line. At least the First Hill line should have got to the ferry dock. I had a temp job in West Seattle(that abruptly got canceled, all I can say, I don't give details of what jobs I work, or what companies I get assigned to), and coming home this morning, I got off the bus about the time one of the ferry boats got in. A couple hundred people rushing up to 1st Ave to catch either the first ave buses, or Madison/Marion street trolleybus. The modern streetcar design could carry as many, or more, than the ex-Melbourne W-2s that used to run on the Waterfront. At least extending the 10/12 Trolleybus routes to the ferry dock would help out a lot.