Why is a Streetcar important to the City of Albuquerque?
The purpose of the Streetcar is to connect people and shape places. Studies have shown a Streetcar system over other forms of mass-transit pioneers mixed use redevelopment that meets with the scale of our City. While some development follows any mass transit system, with Streetcar’s permanent steel and concrete in the pavement development has historically been much more aggressive. The size of a Streetcar allows it to carry approximately twice the number of passengers than any vehicle in our current transit system.
