Would streetcars run along the curb or High Streets inner lanes?
Apparently, both. City officials say streetcars wouldn’t take away metered parking along High Street in the Short North, which suggests they’d travel in the middle of the street. But they also say people won’t be forced to dodge traffic to get on and off streetcars, which suggests a curbside route. Further planning, which requires the City Council’s OK, would answer the question definitively. In Tampa, a 2.4-mile line that opened in 2002 has its own lane, but a planned expansion would share city streets with motorists and buses. In Portland, streetcars and other vehicles mingle.
