Oklahoma City Streetcar in Focus

Oklahoma City Streetcar in Focus

Oklahoma City Streetcar The Oklahoma City Streetcar is another system I recently visited, and similar to the Washington DC streetcar that was featured in this column last year, offers some insights and lessons for Omaha. Of particular interest is the streetcar’s...
Omaha Streetcar Vehicle Maintenance Facility

Omaha Streetcar Vehicle Maintenance Facility

Schematic of the Streetcar “Vehicle Maintenance Facility” or VMF Omaha Streetcar construction is essentially underway, although it is in the way of utility work and there has not yet been an official “groundbreaking” complete with the usual dignitaries posing at...
Omaha Streetcar Extensions – Where to Next?

Omaha Streetcar Extensions – Where to Next?

Picking up from one of my earlier articles, I would like to detail possibilities of extending the streetcar. Below is a map of the current system under construction, referred to as the “starter line,” the first line that provides a solid core from which to build....