Streetcars Go Green: Building the First LEED-Certified Streetcar System

As part of a special feature on sustainability concepts, this article discusses the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified streetcar system. In May 2006, the city of Tucson, Arizona, agreed to fund a modern streetcar system as part of a Regional Transportation Authority Plan. It became one of 238 pilot projects selected in August 2007 to help create standards for a national certification system for sustainable neighborhood design and development. This is an extension of the LEED program, which has been in place for commercial buildings for more than a decade. The new effort is called LEED-ND (for Neighborhood Development). A description of Tucson’s transportation needs is given, along with a history of modern streetcar development efforts in the city, dating back to 1983. The city is in phase two of a three-phase deployment, with operations anticipated to begin in 2011, with 3.9 miles of track alignment, 19 stations and seven streetcars capable of carrying 130 passengers.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1794668
• Supplemental Notes:
  • In special supplement "Sustainability Concepts: Enhancing Communities Through Transit"
• Authors:
  • Hanifin, Reece
  • Nash, Terry
• Publication Date: 2008-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 4-7
• Serial:
  • Mass Transit
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Cygnus Publishing, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0364-3484
  • Serial URL: http://www.masstransitmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mixed use development; Public private partnerships; Smart growth; Streetcars; Sustainable development
• Geographic Terms: Tucson (Arizona)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01103835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 2008 8:28AM