Galveston Trolley Expansion
Galveston is moving to expand its . trolley service
The new rail line will eventually run from The Strand, past the University of Texas Medical School campus to Stewart Beach and then back downtown. Currently the route is between downtown and 25th Street and Seawall Boulevard.
“This is ostensibly designed to help UTMB,” Cook said. “That way all the doctors, students and nurses will have an easy stop to go to UTMB and back.”
It's intresting because the expanded trolley line is not as contriversial as the Houston light rail system. Some reasons why:
- Its mostly state and federally funded. Maybe because Tom Delay isn't interested in it.
- The folks in Galveston are used to the trolley
- Most of all the drivers seem to have more control of the trolley, than there is with Houstons light rail. The safety record is there
- Metro isn't directly accountable to voters. The Galveston City Council is going to be held accountable for the success or the failure of our little light rail system
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