Streetcar advocates win, critics lose elections

BOISE, Idaho — A U.S. streetcar revival fared well in Tuesday's elections, with pro-trolley candidates for mayor in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C., winning. A critic of Boise's proposal lost.

Streetcars are being considered by as many as 80 U.S. cities, as federal grants are available, and President Barack Obama's administration has given urban rail favorable reviews.

In Charlotte, streetcar advocate Anthony Foxx beat John Lassiter.

Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory won against Brad Wenstrup, a streetcar critic.

And in Boise, voters in a city council race chose TJ Thomson over David Litster, who is trying to kill a plan in Idaho's capital to build a 2.3-mile trolley loop.

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Nov 04, 2009 - 2:33 p.m. EDT

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