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A new turnabout in West Village will allow the McKinney Avenue Transit Authority to begin running PCC cars from Toronto. Currently only double-ended cars run on the line connecting the Art Museum with the West Village. The turntable also is being constructed adjacent to m DART’s Cityplace West subway entrance. It's expected to be a tourist attraction, as well as a practical tool to re-orient the streetcars. A recent article in the Dallas Morning News compared it to Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Efforts are also under way to loop the streetcars through the Dallas Arts District.
The PCC name comes from the design committee formed in 1929 representing the Presidents of various electric street railways. The Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Committee, or ERPCC, was tasked with producing a new type of streetcar that would help fend off competition from buses and automobiles. It hasn't quite lived up to that task, but is currently helping provide alternatives to automobile use.
The PCC name comes from the design committee formed in 1929 representing the Presidents of various electric street railways. The Electric Railway Presidents’ Conference Committee, or ERPCC, was tasked with producing a new type of streetcar that would help fend off competition from buses and automobiles. It hasn't quite lived up to that task, but is currently helping provide alternatives to automobile use.
Studies have shown a positive impact on real estate values from streetcar systems.
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