From trolleys to high-speed trains, here?s what?s coming 2017 was a big year in transportation. Cities paved the way for electric vehicles, embraced alternative means of transit, and even launched autonomous buses. At the same time, we discovered that U.S. kids are dying from traffic fatalities unnecessarily, watched a major highway collapse, and learned more about why some cities are dangerous for pedestrians.
What do we have to look forward to in 2018" The debut of more large transportation projects across the United States. From streetcars to transit hubs, cities are doubling down on trying to solve their transportation woes with new or expanded systems. To see just how widespread the upgrades will be, we?ve rounded up the most important projects scheduled to go live this year. It?s worth noting that a few of these projects actually made a similar list we published last year. As any city manager will tell you, construction delays can wreak havoc on project timelines, but hopefully this will be the year that long-awaited projects like Denver?s G Line and Charlotte?s Blue Line finally open.
This list also deliberately leaves off the wide array of projects currently under construction but not slated to finish in 2018. The extensive light rail expansions in Seattle and Los Angeles, Boston?s Green Line project, and Washington, D.C.?s Purple Line will all be included in future editions once openings are scheduled.
New streetcars in El Paso, Texas; Milwaukee; Ok...