CincyWhimsy: CINCY STREETCAR STROLL #2

Once a month, Noel Prows organizes a group to walk the route of the Cincinnati Streetcar to view and document the development of light rail in the Queen City. During our first stroll in March, we saw the start of construction taking place in Over The Rhine. Armed with a blueprint (rather than our old graphic map), we explored the entire route in roughly three hours.

Justin and Noel with our trusty new map.

The old graphic map... still great for blogging purposes.

Not much activity was taking place in the Downtown portion, aside from a few signs indicating the streetcar route. Over The Rhine, however, was bustling with Duke Energy crews as they relocate utilities for track construction.

CENTRAL PARKWAY & MAIN

No change since March

12TH & MAIN

UPDATE: Duke Energy out in full-force to move utilities.

12TH AT WALNUT & VINE

UPDATE: Duke Energy out in full-force to move utilities.

Last month, we estimated this stop too far east.
It will actually be right in front of the parking lot at 12th and Vine.

MUSIC HALL ON ELM

UPDATE: Local contractor J. Daniel Company working in front of Music Hall

LIBERTY & ELM

No change since March

We found another Cincinnati Streetcar sign that was torn down.

FINDLAY MARKET ON ELM

UPDATE: Duke Energy continues work on utilities just south of Findlay Market

Streetcar stop will be just south of the Elm Street entrance to Findlay Market, as to not to block the crosswalk and intersection.

HENRY STREET & ELM

No change since March

Streetcar signposts like this once marked stops on the route.
Unfortunately, all but one have been torn down by anti-streetcar folks.

The bend at Henry Street where the streetcar will turn to head south.

ELDER STREET & RACE

UPDATE: Work on the curb / fire hydrants completed.

LIBERTY & RACE

UPDATE: Work on the curb / fire hydrants completed.

Streetcar will be running on the left side of the street from here to Central Parkway.

Residential development along the streetcar route.

14TH & RACE

UPDATE: Work on the curb / fire hydrants completed.

CENTRAL PARKWAY & RACE

UPDATE: Blueprints indicate for streetcar to turn onto Central Parkway using a portion of the current median. This may allow for future integration for a stop at the abandoned subway tunnels if ever put into use for rail transit. A subway station exists directly below this intersection.