operation of streetcars in NYC

Working notes, still a work in progress.

Here are my notes on operation.

1. Fare system must integrate with OMNY
2. Law must be passed that PMVs will be ticketed if caught in tram right-of-ways. This law must be enforced.

Here are the ones used in the Brooklyn Streetcar Feasibility Study:

• Operating hours:
  • Alternative 1 – 24-hour streetcar service; or
  • Alternative 2 – 6 AM to midnight streetcar service and midnight to 6 AM bus service;
• Service frequency: 8 to 40 minute headways, depending on time of day (similar to existing bus service); and
• System integration: integration with the MTA NYCT existing transit system, including fare collection and intermodal transfer points.

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• NYC should have trams