[blackcat23]

Originally Posted by Mojeda101

I asked what effect it will have on the buldings adjacent to the tracks and if they would generate life and such, and I was told that the roads where the rails are, and they said they will generally spring to life and it attracts investors into the area to build retail and such thus generating more life along the rails as has happened to other cities which have brought back their streetcars. It goes along LA Central, could it revive that old project?

I'd expect the streetcar to breath life into many of the projects along the route that sputtered out during the recession, as well as generating some new developments. But the streetcar alone is not enough to revive a massive (and expensive) proposal like LA Central. Maybe if Farmer's Field pans out.

Broadway will be the largest beneficiary of the streetcar, which was the intention all along.

Also, I really don't like the color scheme on the trains.

I'm hoping that they go with a different look when they actually implement the streetcar. Given LA's well known history with urban railways, I don't think anyone would have a problem with a throwback to Pacific Electric.