The phase-one plan to run tracks along Elysian Fields linking the Riverfront line to the new North Rampart/St. Claude line makes sense, but it adds over 20% to the project cost while introducing few if any new riders to the system. The residents and visitors served by the spur are already within walking distance of the major lines. Worse yet, the Elysian Fields segment will reduce the frequency of service on the North Rampart/St. Claude line; every third or fourth streetcar will turn down Elysian Fields rather than continuing on to the Press Street terminus.
Schwartz has a few other good ideas in that Lens op-ed. Go take a look. Although, every time I look at his giant Monorail! map I have to chuckle a little bit.
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