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Originally Posted by ardecila
I hate these stupid tourist-oriented proposals. The second phase should extend north to UWM and west to Marquette to give the streetcar a year-round ridership.
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Actually, this is the least tourist-oriented proposal we've had.
Previous proposals called for a Menomonee Valley streetcar line, linking the baseball stadium and the lakefront festival grounds, passing the casino in the middle. That one didn't even go to Downtown or any residential neighborhoods.
Another proposal called for just a loop through Downtown, just a few blocks' diameter. Didn't hit any residential areas at all.
This proposal does a pretty good job of balancing a route though high density residential areas, high density employment areas, and high redevelopment potential areas. One of the more common criticisms vocalized for this proposal is that it
doesn't serve tourist destinations (lakefront museums and festival grounds, baseball stadium, theater district, etc.).