Streetcar at the Center of Oklahoma City Downtown Redevelopment

The Transport Politic reports that Oklahoma City is including a streetcar into it’s “Core to Shore” downtown redevelopment plan. Core to Shore aims to link the central business district with the Oklahoma River. The proposed six-mile streetcar alignment would link the capitol, Amtrak station, Union Station, a new central park, and surrounding neighborhoods.

This may just be the beginning for new rail projects in Oklahoma:

Indeed, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is already at work on a light rail plan that would link downtown with Tinker Air Force Base, Edmond, Norman, and other suburban communities. Planning for these lines has only just begun. Oklahoma City’s leaders, of course, also want connections to the nation’s future high-speed rail network, with a goal of eventually connecting the city with Dallas and Kansas City. Of the projects currently being discussed, though, that’s the one that’s furthest off.