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streetcar
noun
street·car
ˈstrēt-ˌkär 
: a vehicle on rails used primarily for transporting passengers and typically operating on city streets
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Transportation and parking: Your best plan likely is to park elsewhere downtown and take the free Kansas City streetcar, which will operate until midnight.
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
The high-ceilinged space, with its columns, chandeliers, hardwood floors, and windows on two sides, was designed by McKim, Mead & White for a company that once ran New York’s streetcars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 May 2025
The report’s findings, shared during a City Council work session March 4, provided an overview of the city’s transit needs along with a recap of previous efforts to stand up a downtown streetcar system in 2010.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
All four options fully fund the Red Line, an expansion of the Gold Line streetcar system and overhaul of CATS’ bus system.
—Mary Ramsey and, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
The high-ceilinged space, with its columns, chandeliers, hardwood floors, and windows on two sides, was designed by McKim, Mead & White for a company that once ran New York’s streetcars.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 May 2025
The report’s findings, shared during a City Council work session March 4, provided an overview of the city’s transit needs along with a recap of previous efforts to stand up a downtown streetcar system in 2010.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
All four options fully fund the Red Line, an expansion of the Gold Line streetcar system and overhaul of CATS’ bus system.
—Mary Ramsey and, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Streetcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streetcar. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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streetcar
noun
street·car
-ˌkär
: a passenger vehicle that runs on rails and typically operates on city streets
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