TWO-CITY STREETCAR LINE PROPOSED.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer BURBANK - A Burbank councilman wants the city to join Glendale in studying a streetcar streetcar, small, self-propelled railroad car, similar to the type used in rapid-transit systems, that operates on tracks running through city streets and is used to carry passengers. system that could connect the two municipalities. The last streetcar passenger line in Burbank and Glendale stopped operating in the mid-1950s. Officials in both cities believe they could receive federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve to revive the transportation system. ``Anything where we can add a level of connectivity to reduce congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. generated with Glendale I think would be very advantageous and beneficial to both communities,'' said City Councilman Todd Campbell. On Aug. 31, the Glendale City Council voted to spend $100,000 to study a streetcar system through downtown. The issue is scheduled to come before the Burbank City Council on Nov. 2. ``All the most vibrant cities, Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. , San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , even L.A. is now considering their own system. These are all cities that have benefited greatly from a trolley system or a streetcar system,'' Campbell said. Building a streetcar system is expected to cost millions of dollars, although Burbank and Glendale officials have not drawn up any potential routes or cost estimates. ``It would take at least four to five years to even hope to see it,'' Campbell said. Glendale Mayor Bob Yousefian said the city is considering using an electrically powered streetcar system that transfers power to the cars through a ``third rail'' placed between the two rails the car runs on. That eliminates the need for unsightly un·sight·ly adj. un·sight·li·er, un·sight·li·est Unpleasant or offensive to look at; unattractive. See Synonyms at ugly. un electric overhead wires. The system is in use in Europe, he said. It also allows for additional cars and transformers to be plugged into the system. ``We figure if we're going to spend the millions of dollars that we're going to spend on this thing, that we might as well design a system that can be added on as time goes on,'' Yousefian said. Burbank and Glendale had Pacific Electric rail service starting in the early part of the 20th century. In 1953, all P.E. passenger service was sold to Metropolitan Coach Lines, a company headed by an opponent of electric railways, and in 1955 the Glendale-Burbank Line was shut down, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Electric Railway Historical Association of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Yousefian said Glendale is not considering a ``novelty'' system, but a commuter system to reduce the 93,000 daily car trips into the city. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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