Seattle streetcar launches

MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES. The South Lake Union streetcar makes an opening statement on its debut in downtown Seattle. This car headed toward Pacific Place on Wednesday afternoon.

See "To tune of "Love Train," streetcar goes on a roll," from the Seattle Times. The story includes two videos. These are the same cars purchased by DC for streetcar operations here. Also see this coverage from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Seattle's streetcar is back on track," which includes other links such as a nice photo feature on the history of streetcars in Seattle

Some cyclists are protesting "what they say are safety hazards. Several cyclists say they have crashed recently when their wheels became stuck in grooves along the rails."

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Streetcar and Bike, Photo by Miles Hochstein, Portland Ground.