[hammersklavier]

Well in the event it's a pretty safe claim that everything already interconnects at City Hall anyway, so instead of trying to cram yet another line into that web why not improve transportation in more outlying parts of the city? A LRV from ~ Woodland and Grays Ferry to ~ Del Ave and Washington in its own purpose-built ROW would certainly be an aid (Washington's nice and wide due to its having hosted a PRR freight spur once upon a time), a crosstown connector allowing South Philadelphians to better access destinations as disparate as the BSL, Uni City, the Delaware Waterfront, and even the Du Pont Crescent and Forgotten Bottom...Or extend PATCO due west to Rittenhouse Square and put a stop in there, or if they're feeling more ambitious, put an el on the elevated freight line running down 25th in South Philly and interconnect it into the PATCO main; it's far enough from the BSL (about a mile) in densely-enough populated neighborhoods to merit serious ridership. Each of these suggestions is better IMO than the current travesty of a plan. I mean, why run trolleys down Market East? It's not like there's not enough transportation options there already...