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Originally Posted by mcgrath618
Part of the city's transit plan that was recently released included a trolley running up to Parkside from the 10, continuing (assumedly up Belmont or another arterial road) to City Line.
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I'd rather see a trolley line running all the way along Parkside Ave (Fairmount Park) providing local service to Wynnefield and ending either to City Line or Bala Cynwyd. Belmont Ave is a major artery and while it sounds like a good idea putting a trolley line along Belmont Ave, it's better to branch out from 52nd and Lancaster and place the trolley line along Parkside Ave.
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Originally Posted by hammersklavier
Rail-trailing the section between Cynwyd and Manayunk really limits this ROW's usefulness. There's a very good argument to be made that if we want to add regional service past Norristown it'd be better to send it down this alignment. At this point, I rather think that Philly as a whole is kind of bad at making futureproof planning.
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I don't have a problem with the trail between Cynwyd and Manayunk. It's a great addition. You have to remember when the PRR still existed, it competed with the RDG, and the Manayunk Viaduct is proof of that competition. There's already rail service between Center City and Manayunk.
What SEPTA really needs to do is to bring back the alphanumeric designations for the regional rail system that it once had and bring back regular regional rail service for the Bala branch as well as restore regional rail service going all the e way to the Lehigh Valley, Berks and Lancaster Counties.