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October 9, 2007

Cemeteries Terminal - Clarification on 100-120 City Park Avenue

Some questions arose concerning Adrian and Johnny's proposal to loop the streetcar through 100-120 City Park Avenue, then exit via Banks Street, specifically that the map wasn't very clear. I pulled up this part of City Park Avenue on Google Earth, and here it is:

The red line (pardon my lack of skills with GIMP) shows the extension of the Canal line into 100-120 City Park. The yellow is the tie to Banks Street. Banks Street runs right up to the back of the Half Way House, so tie the track from the empty lot next to the 911 call center to track running on Banks.

In Adrian and Johnny's proposal, track runs down Banks to S. Bernadotte. Turn left onto Bernadotte, cross Canal and go out N. Bernadotte to Orleans. Left turn on Orleans, up Orleans, then left turn on City Park Avenue to pass in front of Delgado Junior College. Continue on City Park Avenue back to Canal Street.

When I looked at the sat photo of the area, however, it looks to me like there may be enough room for a stub terminal similar to what exists already on Canal, or possibly a double-track terminal like at Beaureguard Circle or Carrollton and Claiborne. That might breathe life into the off-street proposal agian.

Posted by Edward J. Branley at October 9, 2007 6:27 PM

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