Car-dependent suburbs suck. But that doesn't mean that all suburbs suck. It is possible to build suburbs that don't suck, and the US and Canada used to design great suburbs all the time. But even ...

Compare this map with a current map of the Olde Towne East area (attached). Discuss differences, looking at green space, streets, places of interest, etc. Investigate the history of the streetcar.

Can a modern streetcar help map the city's future? Jessica Wade Jan 16, 2023 Jan 16 ... By 1890, the metropolitan area had 90 miles of tracks — more than any city except Boston.

The area became more open to development in 1892, when electric streetcar rails expanded up Georgetown and Rockville Road ...

The original Kansas City streetcar began operations in 1890 and ended in 1957. The modern streetcar re-launched in 2016 with ...

Converse Heights is one of Spartanburg’s original “streetcar suburbs.” One of its homes, a 5,400-square-foot residence built in 1941, went up for sale in June.

More than a century ago, streetcars opened the way to the suburbs as a burgeoning middle class began to leave behind downtown when finishing work each day. Streetcars are generally long gone ...

A Refuge From the Slums The Murphy Addition was the first of Nashville’s splendid, turn-of-the-century streetcar suburbs. The electric streetcar, innovations in finance and public infrastructure ...

With the new streetcar extension and more visitors coming to the area, the city of Kansas City, Missouri, is committed to ...

An interactive map recently developed by a Toronto high school student offers a glimpse into what the TTC's comprehensive streetcar network looked like during its peak in 1945.. Despite only being ...

Suburbs began to be developed beyond the half-mile circle around Statehouse Square. The process begun by horse-drawn streetcars moved even faster with the advent of electrified streetcars in 1890.