Comments on: Trolley Trail Extension Widely Supported http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/ Helping imagine a great college town for a great university Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Daddio http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/comment-page-1/#comment-13915 David Daddio Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:30:18 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/#comment-13915 Also, I believe much of that museum's collection was lost in a fire a few years back. Also, I believe much of that museum’s collection was lost in a fire a few years back.

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]]> By: Robert Catlin http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/comment-page-1/#comment-13913 Robert Catlin Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:36:18 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/#comment-13913 It is a good idea, Brian. Or at least it was. In about 1993 that idea was studied in fairly great detail. The idea was that one day the Trolley Museum on Bonifant Road in Montgomery County would need to relocate to make way for the InterCounty Connector. So why not reestablish the Museum along the old Rhode Island streetcar line and create a "heritage streetcar" service? The current museum is in a suburban area and the trolley runs through wooded park land and goes in a circle. After many months of study, it was discovered that Montgomery County politicians were not aware that a future move of the museum to Prince George's County was being contemplated. They quickly let it be known that the Museum would not be allowed to relocate outside of Montgomery County. At the same time a pocket of significant opposition to the service being reestablihed here surfaced. The final report took the streetcar service only as far north as Riverdale Park. Without the use of the trolley museum cars the considerable cost of reestablishing the service was made significantly more expensive. For the last 12 years or so the report has been gathering dust. It is a good idea, Brian. Or at least it was. In about 1993 that idea was studied in fairly great detail. The idea was that one day the Trolley Museum on Bonifant Road in Montgomery County would need to relocate to make way for the InterCounty Connector. So why not reestablish the Museum along the old Rhode Island streetcar line and create a “heritage streetcar” service? The current museum is in a suburban area and the trolley runs through wooded park land and goes in a circle.

After many months of study, it was discovered that Montgomery County politicians were not aware that a future move of the museum to Prince George’s County was being contemplated. They quickly let it be known that the Museum would not be allowed to relocate outside of Montgomery County. At the same time a pocket of significant opposition to the service being reestablihed here surfaced. The final report took the streetcar service only as far north as Riverdale Park.

Without the use of the trolley museum cars the considerable cost of reestablishing the service was made significantly more expensive. For the last 12 years or so the report has been gathering dust.

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]]> By: Brian http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/comment-page-1/#comment-13846 Brian Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:45:33 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/#comment-13846 Why not bring the trolley back? A bike trail would be nice, but a trolley system would be even nicer. Are the vestiges of the old rail too far gone for it to be feasible economically? Is there something else that makes a new system unrealistic? Simply a lack of funds or public support? Would a trolley system free up route one? I think the rail goes near metro stops. Ideally, couldn't the systems be linked? Connecting Greenbelt and Riverdale via College Park might be a way coalesce the towns and perhaps distinguishing them from the rest of the DC area among other benefits. What kinds of problems would it create? Why not bring the trolley back? A bike trail would be nice, but a trolley system would be even nicer. Are the vestiges of the old rail too far gone for it to be feasible economically? Is there something else that makes a new system unrealistic? Simply a lack of funds or public support? Would a trolley system free up route one? I think the rail goes near metro stops. Ideally, couldn’t the systems be linked? Connecting Greenbelt and Riverdale via College Park might be a way coalesce the towns and perhaps distinguishing them from the rest of the DC area among other benefits. What kinds of problems would it create?

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]]> By: District2resident http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/comment-page-1/#comment-13315 District2resident Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:29:05 +0000 http://rethinkcollegepark.net/blog/2007/345/#comment-13315 I suppose the greatest benefit is safety for riders. I routinely use the Northeast Branch trail from College Park to Riverdale/Hyattsville (and points south). It's only a few minutes off the trail to get to the train stop/farmer's market area in Riverdale. But ... the desolate feeling along the NE Branch trail does concern me at times, particularly along the levee. I suppose the greatest benefit is safety for riders.

I routinely use the Northeast Branch trail from College Park to Riverdale/Hyattsville (and points south). It’s only a few minutes off the trail to get to the train stop/farmer’s market area in Riverdale.

But … the desolate feeling along the NE Branch trail does concern me at times, particularly along the levee.

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