Bring Streetcars Back to Brooklyn

Brooklyn's last streetcar made its run on On October 31, 1956. Having spent many years in San Francisco, I've seen streetcars painted in Brooklyn schemes connecting West Coast attractions. It would be hard to contend they haven't done great good for that city. (In fact sometimes the clueless tourists think they're the famed cable cars). Streetcars go beyond just bolstering a tourist economy. Many cities today are rediscovering the benefits of streetcars, and a group here wants to see them come back to the streets of Brooklyn. Brooklyn City Streetcar Company (BCSC), a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit, public minded corporation, has been created to embark on the mission to return the trolleys to their former home in Brooklyn where they are sorely needed today. With the recognition of light rail as the urban transit of the future, BCSC plans to bring our history into the present and beyond with trolleys that run on clean, non-polluting electricity and use less than 20% of the energy while running more quietly than a diesel bus. Visit Brooklyn Streetcar. read about Streetcars returning to Philadelphia. Read about the Market Street Railway in San Francisco.