^^ Yes, it's in long-term plans, but there's an engineering challenge that would make such a line very expensive. It's created by the Carrollton interchange, where the streetcar line would need to cross over or under the Amtrak line leading to the UPT. There isn't enough clearance under the highway to allow for a streetcar overpass, so it will probably need to go underneath the Amtrak line - hugely expensive in New Orleans' soil. A similar issue with a rail crossing sank the planned Desire streetcar before Katrina.
Not sure what to think about the City Hall decision. Neither the old building nor the Chevron building is really adequate. A temporary move to the Chevron building would allow for a massive renovation of the current City Hall that would modernize and flood-proof it, however.
I'm really fed up with the whole thing. Can't they just move back to Gallier Hall?
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