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TAKE A STREETCAR RIDE ON THE PENN CORRIDOR


You are one of a select group of business owners or a person involved in the community whose opinion is being compiled on thoughts of the proposed streetcar running from Penn Street to Penn Avenue. Participants can remain completely anonymous. Please review the background of the project prior to scrolling down and filling out the survey.

Streetcars are promoting economic growth across the country and the proposed one in Reading would be an integral part of the Penn Corridor concept. The purpose of streetcar would be to transport area residents and visitors between the outlets VF Outlets to the Sovereign Center and key stops in between Goggle Works. We are looking for our community’s input on how and why they might use a streetcar to spur downtown revitalization and advance our economy and quality of life.

Proposed Route

About the proposed Reading Streetcar project?
The proposed streetcar would consist of a 3.9 Mile Loop with 2 cars running a 30 minute loop. The approximate cost of capital construction would be $30-40 Million (Approx. $9 Million / Mile) and includes the cost of a car barn. Operating Costs for the streetcar would run $740,000 to $1,000,000 per year for peak hours during week & on weekends.

Did you know this about Streetcars?
  • 19 Streetcar Systems now in operation & 21 others in planning stages.
  • Typical Streetcar can hold approximately 80 people.
  • Streetcars are very quiet.
  • Streetcars are “green.”
Take a look at these Economic Development statistics on other streetcar projects:

 

Little Rock, AK

Tampa, FL

Reading, PA

Miles

3.4

2.4

3.9

Number of Cars

5

11

2

Cost

$28.5 Million 

$53 Million

$30-40 Million*

Cost per mile

$8.3 Million

$22 Million

$9 Million*

Economic Development

$260 Million

$2 Billion

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Return on Investment

912%

3,774%

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* Approximate costs proposed.

STREETCAR survey


Please scroll down to complete the form below then press "Submit Vote".

  1. Who are you?
    Business Owner
    Professional
    Community Resident
    Visitor


  2. If business owner, type of business:
     


    And number of employees:




  3. Are you located:
    Along or nearby the streetcar route/Penn Corridor?

    Outside the route?


  4. Have you previously heard about the proposed Reading Streetcar project?
    Yes
    No


  5. Do you believe the streetcar would benefit your business?
      Disagree    1  2  3  4  5   Agree

    Comments:
     




  6. Do you believe the streetcar would benefit the overall business community (e.g business attraction & entertainment)?
      Disagree    1  2  3  4  5   Agree

    Comments:
     




  7. Do you believe the streetcar would promote Reading as a destination and help with tourism?
      Disagree    1  2  3  4  5   Agree

    Comments:
     




  8. How often would you use the streetcar?
        Rarely   1  2  3  4  5   Frequently


  9. Why?
    Work
    Entertainment
    Both


  10. When?
    Daytime
    Evenings
    Weekdays
    Weekends

Comments and concerns:
 


If interested, may we contact you for follow-up? Please provide:

Name:
 

Contact info
 


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