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Streetcars in New Orleans
Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:56 am
Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:56 am
Do people living in New Orleans actually use the street cars in their daily commute or is it mostly a tourist thing?
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Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:58 am to willymeaux
There are people that use them to commute, but its also a huge amount of tourists.
I have not been on a street car since I was in elementary school as far as I can recall.
I have not been on a street car since I was in elementary school as far as I can recall.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:58 am to willymeaux
They are just like your Mom, everyone rides them.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 9:59 am to willymeaux
Only time I've been on a street car in New Orleans was as a kid or in wedding photos.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:01 am to willymeaux
Mostly less financially able ppl ride them on the regular. However, more locals will ride them for big events in the quarter/riverfront/uptown areas when it’s easier to park and ride down than it is to park around those places
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:05 am to willymeaux
I live uptown and use it to get to the quarter.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:05 am to willymeaux
Yes some people use them for work commutes, but they have to leave likely an hour earlier than if they used a car. The timing of them is unreliable, and they will pass you if they are full.
Historically, they were designed as a full network to get you all across the city.
Here's a map of the lines in 1875:
Historically, they were designed as a full network to get you all across the city.
Here's a map of the lines in 1875:
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:06 am to willymeaux
How reliable are the streetcars nowadays? Do they tend to run on a pretty regular schedule or is catching one at a given stop hit or miss?
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:09 am to willymeaux
Out of curiosity, I google-map-directioned from St Charles & S Carrollton to Canal & Carondelet, which is the length of the St Charles line minus the lake-to-river stretch on Carrolton.
Streetcar 44 mins
Driving 20 mins
Biking 33 mins (bike directions estimate biking at 10mph, which is on the slow side)
5 miles in 44 minutes. Yikes.
Streetcar 44 mins
Driving 20 mins
Biking 33 mins (bike directions estimate biking at 10mph, which is on the slow side)
5 miles in 44 minutes. Yikes.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:10 am to AbitaFan08
They are supposed to come by every 15 minutes, but they often end up bunching up if the lead car is delayed and it will take 30+ minutes until the next one comes.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:10 am to Ben Hur
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Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:11 am to AbitaFan08
St Charles line is every 9 mins according to my google mapping mentioned in my previous post 
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:11 am to Ben Hur
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They are supposed to come by every 15 minutes, but they often end up bunching up if the lead car is delayed and it will take 30+ minutes until the next one comes.
This is what likely prevents more people from using them as reliable transportation, especially to get to/from work.
I would guess that if they ran like clockwork every 10-15 minutes and were reliable, more people would be happy to use them for their work commute.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:12 am to AbitaFan08
RTA has an app which shows live location of the streetcars which helps, otherwise it can be hit and miss. When I lived upt I would take it to the quarter on the weekends and now I will use the canal st line for Saints games some times.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:12 am to willymeaux
I used it a couple years ago when I went to Tulane. My apartment and the architecture school were a block from the line, so it was pretty convenient. Extremely unreliable on Fridays, though.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:12 am to jlovel7
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use it to get to the quarter.
trashy
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:13 am to willymeaux
Been here over 25 years and never stepped foot on one. Not that I have anything against them.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:14 am to willymeaux
saves on parking
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:15 am to willymeaux
I rode the streetcar everyday when in high school. S. Carrollton and Claiborne to De la Salle.
Posted on 7/19/19 at 10:15 am to willymeaux
I see mostly tourists on them day to day. When I lived uptown on the line I never took it because it was a time issue. It was faster for me to drive, bike or even run.
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