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	George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line
		The streetcars were brought from Melbourne, Australia, and feature Tasmanian mahogany and white ash woodwork, capturing the elegance of travel in a bygone era.
		The waterfront streetcar line is named after George Benson, former City of Seattle and Metro Council member.
		Known as the "father of the Waterfront Streetcar," Benson was the driving force behind the implementation of the historic streetcar line.
	transit.metrokc.gov /tops/wfsc/waterfront_streetcar.html (593 words)

	Seattle waterfront streetcar in jeopardy
		It looks like the waterfront streetcar line, which seemed to be saved last year when city and county leaders announced a new location for the displaced maintenance facility, has hit another bump and could be in serious jeopardy.
		In the meantime, the city is studying the feasibility of a city-wide streetcar network that would link the University District, South Lake Union, downtown, First Hill and the International District using a sleek, modern streetcar system.
		Others said the waterfront line could be replaced with a downtown line, maybe along First Avenue, using the South Lake Union maintenance facility to serve both.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/275740_streetcar28ww.html (808 words)

	Seattle Overview
		Seattle's Waterfront Streetcar is one of the oldest such lines, having been established in 1982.
		The Waterfront Streetcar is operated as route 99 of King County Metro, which is the transit agencywhich operates bus service throughout the Seattle area.
		The Waterfront Streetcar is operated as part of the King County Metro system, and operating costs are not available separately.
	www.heritagetrolley.org /existSeattleOverview.htm (433 words)

	Washington Vintage Trolley Systems by John Smatlak
		It utilizes a former freight line through the city's central waterfront district as well as a.4 mile extension in city streets to reach the International District, where it connects with the downtown transit tunnel and the Amtrak station, and is a short walk away from the new ballpark.
		Despite the fact that much of the waterfront district served by the line is paralleled by a very ugly double-deck concrete freeway, the area is humming with pedestrians and commercial activity.
		The locals are very proud of their streetcar line, and that's reflected in the manner in which the line is operated.
	www.railwaypreservation.com /vintagetrolley/seattle.htm (1698 words)

	Portland Streetcar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Portland Streetcar is a streetcar system in Portland, Oregon that serves the downtown and surrounding areas.
		In June of 2003, the Office of Transportation adopted the Eastside Streetcar Alignment Study, a study into an extension of the streetcar to the Lloyd and Central Eastside districts.
		Streetcar tracks in Portland are the same gauge as MAX tracks, but of a lighter and shallower construction (the rail bed is only one foot, or 30 cm, deep).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portland_Streetcar (1170 words)

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		Streetcars are a proven catalyst in rejuvenating urban neighborhoods, providing quick, accessible transport to the resources and amenities that attract people to those districts.
		This plan could blaze the trail for future expansion of the streetcar line to the Waterfront Streetcar that runs from Myrtle Edwards Park along the central waterfront to Pioneer Square; and from the Chinatown/International District to Capitol Hill and the University of Washington.
		Today, streetcars reinforce the historic character of older neighborhoods and spark growth for new and existing businesses, making new jobs at all levels accessible to a variety of people.
	www.buildthestreetcar.org /vision.asp (365 words)

	cyclotram: South Waterfront Streetcar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		A thrilling video of a ride on the new streetcar extension to SW Gibbs St. I think the streetcar operators really enjoy the new extension, since they're off city streets for a bit and they can really floor it for once.
		Also note that the streetcar tracks continue south; the upcoming extension to SW Lowell St. is supposed to open around next August or so.)
		Which is a fancy way of saying "What's in it for me?" (I'm not yet convinced the tram counts as a significant public amenity.) And this waterfront area sure doesn't look like the fancy high-concept architectural drawings the big boys showed us when they started planning the area.
	cyclotram.blogspot.com /2006/10/south-waterfront-streetcar.html (1106 words)

	Miller's Glossing \| News \| City \| The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper
		BY ERICA C. From a PR standpoint, the timing was genius: Just three hours before King County Council Member (and city council candidate) Dwight Pelz was scheduled to give reporters a tour of the waterfront streetcar's endangered maintenance base, Port Commissioner (and Pelz competitor) Paige Miller called a last-minute press conference of her own.
		Had Miller discussed her proposal with the city, she might have run into questions about whether a northern streetcar extension is truly the best use of limited transportation dollars, many of them raised in the city's 2004 report on the viability of various streetcar lines, including the northern extension along the waterfront.
		Conlin adds, "The park is a huge amenity for north downtown, and it's a transportation corridor for bicycles." The need to preserve the heavily traveled bike lane would also limit the trolley to a single track, though Miller says her plan would include a "passing track" that would allow trains to pass one another.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=20918 (821 words)

	On Transit! blog 5
		Her father had been a streetcar conductor in Portland in the 1920’s, and she had his Portland Streetcar pin on her conductor cap.
		They talked about how the controls of the streetcar run, and also a little about why people in Portland are so interested in history, and in the historic continuity of their transportation system.
		His name was Ira, and he started conducting on the streetcars a week after they started their regular service, in the late 1970’s.
	www.sloppyfilms.com /ontransit/blog10.html (710 words)

	Belltown Messenger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		The streetcar or trolley has served citizen and tourist alike, speeding from the International District to Myrtle Edwards Park.
		The Waterfront Streetcar has been in existence for 23 years, it isn't like they didn't know it was there.
		Now we are going to either lose the Streetcar or the park or be forced to pay millions to move the barn and extend the line.
	www.belltownmessenger.com /062005/062005-devlin.html (518 words)

	Seattle : Getting to Know : Getting Around \| Frommers.com
		The Ride Free Area is between Alaskan Way (the waterfront) to the west, Sixth Avenue and I-5 to the east, Battery Street to the north, and South Jackson Street to the south.
		These streetcars are more tourist attraction than commuter transportation, and are actually much more useful to visitors than are most of the city buses.
		One-way fares between Fauntleroy (West Seattle) and Vashon Island, or between Southworth and Vashon Island, are $13.60 ($17 from early May to mid-Oct) for a car and driver, $4 for car passengers or walk-ons, $2 for seniors, and $3.20 for children 5 to 18.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/seattle/0032020015.html (1130 words)

	Trolley Town (Seattle Weekly)
		Started in 1982, the two-mile Waterfront Streetcar, aka King County Metro Route 99, was built by the city with the leadership of then–City Council member George Benson, who died last year.
		The 1924 streetcars, found by Benson on a trip to Australia, are antiques requiring two operators (almost all modern transit vehicles require one) and expensive daily maintenance.
		The streetcars are a fun amenity for the hokey central waterfront and clearly have value to businesses and the public beyond their transportation utility.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0513/050330_news_trolley.php (1677 words)

	Buzz: Transportation, Politics, and Media (Seattle Weekly)
		The Elliott Bay waterfront is buzzing about the impending demise of the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, officially known as King County Metro Transit Route 99, which runs from Myrtle Edwards Park to the Chinatown/International District.
		The source of the rumor is an informal campaign by streetcar drivers who have been passing out leaflets at area businesses and talking with passengers, telling people that the streetcar's operation will cease next year.
		The streetcar line is named for former City Council member George Benson, who pushed for establishment of the trolley, which began service with restored Australian cars in 1982.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0437/040915_news_buzz.php (719 words)

	Waterfront Streetcar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Heading toward Broad Street, on S. Main Street between 1st and Occidental Avenues S. The Waterfront Streetcar, officially the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, is a 1.6-mile-long streetcar line run by Metro Transit in Seattle, Washington, so named because much of its route is along Alaskan Way on the Elliott Bay waterfront.
		Service began on May 29, 1982, which was the first streetcar run in Seattle since April 13, 1941.
		The streetcar halted operation November 19, 2005 when the maintenance barn was to be demolished to make room for a sculpture park extension to the Seattle Art Museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waterfront_Streetcar (286 words)

	Karl Malden \| Biography (Born 1912)
		In 1947, Malden created the role of Mitch, the erstwhile beau of Blanche Dubois, in Tennessee Williams' Broadway play A Streetcar Named Desire; he repeated the role in the 1951 film version, winning an Oscar in the process.
		For much of his film career, Malden has been assigned roles that called for excesses of ham; even his Oscar-nominated performance in On the Waterfront (1954) was decidedly "Armour Star" in concept and execution.
		In 1957, he directed the Korean War melodrama Time Limit, the only instance in which the forceful and opinionated Malden was officially credited as director.
	www.leninimports.com /karl_malden.html (326 words)

	KOMO : New Plan To Save Waterfront Streetcar
		For more than a year now, the city and county have been working to find a spot for a new maintenance barn for the streetcar.
		"One of the terrific opportunies we have with this proposal is to extend the streetcar east; extend it north...
		The Seattle Art Museum is fine with the plan, as long as the current maintenance barn is moved by November.
	www.komotv.com /news/printstory.asp?id=37527 (378 words)

	SDOT: Seattle's Streetcar Network
		King County Metro's George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line, named after the former City Councilman, has nine stops along its route from the Chinatown/International District to Pier 70 (Broad Street) and carried approximately 400,000 riders a year.
		Waterfront Streetcar service is suspended during design and construction of the new maintenance facility in Pioneer Square.
		To read more about the Waterfront Streetcar closure and interim service click here.
	www.cityofseattle.net /Transportation/stcar_waterfront.htm (133 words)

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		Out in front of my hotel is the Erato Street stop of the St. Charles Streetcar Line which took me downtown to Canal Street where I got off to ride the new streetcar line.
		Wrong, the streetcar kept going turning east on the Waterfront Line all the way to the French Market stop where I got off.
		I went to the St. Charles Tavern for breakfast, The Tavern is on the northeast corner of St.
	www.trainweb.org /chris/beasy2004.html (1146 words)

	Other Trolley Websites
		The Portland Streetcar site includes information about the history, schedule, current news and future planning for the US' first new streetcar line (in contrast to light rail) in over 50 years.
		Seattle, Washington's George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line serves the Elliott Bay waterfront, Pioneer Square, and the International District.
		Kenosha Transit operates the two-mile Kenosha Electric Railway streetcar loop, which connects a commuter rail station to downtown attractions, a marina and new residential development, terminating at Celebration Park adjacent to Lake Michigan.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /dthompso1/Links.html (1362 words)

	Port of Seattle offers site to save Waterfront Streetcar
		The Port of Seattle today offered a plan to save the Waterfront Trolley by providing a new site for the trolley barn as well as adding a route extension to add thousands of new riders to the system.
		The Waterfront Trolley, operated by King County Metro, faces closure because its current maintenance facility is on land that is to be come part of the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park.
		Port Commission President Bob Edwards said the Port is extremely concerned about the possible loss of waterfront trolley service and the effect on waterfront businesses and employment.
	www.portseattle.org /news/press/2005/03_23_2005_62.shtml (528 words)

	Seattle Wheels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		31/11 On the left: the waterfront trolley streetcar at its Jackson Street station.
		It is actually owned by the Northwest Railway Museum and on loan to Metro (I need to confirm this; I've always assumed this was true, but only heard it word of mouth.) Behind it is the covered entrance to the International District bus tunnel station.
		Route 99, the Waterfront Streetcar, makes a very pleasant trip from the International District on 5th and Jackson along the waterfront to Myrtle Edwards Park on Broad and Alaska.
	www.zombiezodiac.com /rob/wheel/trolley.htm (292 words)

	On the Waterfront Article Archives by KeepMedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-18)
		Marlon Brando, whose brooding, tongue-tied characters in "The Wild One," "On the Waterfront" and "A Streetcar Named Desire" uttered some of the most famous lines in movie history, has died at the age of 80.
		Marlon Brando, whose tongue-tied characters in "The Wild One," "On the Waterfront" and "Streetcar Named Desire" uttered some of the most famous lines in movie history, has died at the age of 80, US media reported.
		Sunday, the yard outside White House senior adviser Karl Rove's home looked like a scene from "On the Waterfront." In the screen version, Karl Malden's parish priest finds his church surrounded by union toughs who bang their clubs on the basement windows in an effort to intimidate those inside attending a meeting on dockside corruption.
	www.topix.net /movies/on-the-waterfront/keepmedia (650 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Seattle Waterfront Streetcar inaugurates service on May 29, 1982.
		On May 29, 1982, the downtown Seattle Waterfront Streetcar makes its inaugural run between Pioneer Square and Pier 70.
		The idea of running a streetcar along the downtown waterfront did not originate with George Benson (he credits streetcar enthusiast Robert Hively for the notion), but he made its development a personal mission.
		Waterfront businesses, led by Trident store owner Charles Peterson, voted to tax themselves $1.2 million to build the line.
	www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=2699 (300 words)

	DJC.COM: Streetcar stations to be refurbished, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		SEATTLE -- Seven of the nine stations of the George Benson Waterfront Streetcar Line will be refurbished this fall, according to Metro, which operates the streetcar named for the former Seattle city councilman.
		Metro staff worked with Benson and the waterfront community group to design the changes, which will be completed inhouse.
		They were brought to Seattle in the 1980s and have been operating as part of Metro's fleet for 21 years.
	www.djc.com /news/co/11148003.html (192 words)

	marlon brando // biography (1924-2004)
		Emerging from small parts into the unforgettable glory of his Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire, he was seen as the personification of 'Method' principles (though, in truth, he had passed only briefly through its cathedral, the Actors' Studio).
		They might talk about his manner and style (or lack of it) but deep down, they knew he was on to them, was parodying them on the screen.
		Others saw it as a generational lament, a declaration of betrayal not merely by an institution, but by the whole society in which humane, liberal values now seemed inadequate to a monstrously complex age.
	www.leninimports.com /marlon_brando.html (2855 words)

	City of Toronto: Get involved with your city
		The first phase of the project is the reconstruction and revitalization of St. Clair Avenue West from Yonge Street to Vaughan Road.
		The City of Toronto is investigating the potential to improve the transportation infrastructure in Emery Village while protecting the established residential community.
		The TTC is proposing two studies to evaluate potential transit expansions in the Western Waterfront.
	www.city.toronto.on.ca /involved (612 words)

	Seattle Waterfront Resources
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		Reconnecting Seattle to its Central Waterfront is the overall goal used in...
	www.commercialrealestateinsider.com /directory/seattle-waterfront.html (361 words)

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