Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
In the years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has leaned heavily into its tourism economy, and that's reflected in its streetcar system. But how does it hold up as actual transit? Can it serve the people who are keeping the tourist economy alive? Join me as I take a ride to find out...
UK Series Fundraiser: gofund.me/40186f4a
0:00 - Welcome to New Orleans
1:15 - The Map
3:09 - The St. Charles Line
7:28 - Canal Street
10:53 - Being a Tourist
11:50 - The Other Side of Transit
13:51 - Things Are Looking Up
14:45 - Inspiration from Overseas
Discord: discord.gg/jJsqkhyqz4
Sources:
governing.com/transportation/keeping-transit-on-pace-with-a-changing-new-orleanshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-27/new-orleans-commuters-need-more-than-streetcarshttps://www.reddit.com/r/transit/comments/1238ft2/photos_a_few_thoughts_in_comments_on_the_new/How the New Orleans tourism industry perpetuates its glaring ...The Tennesseantennessean.com %E2%80%BA news %E2%80%BA 2021/07/15 %E2%80%BA how...neworleans.com/plan/itineraries/streetcar-itinerary/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Charles_Streetcar_Linehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Fergusonhttps://www.norta.com/current-projects/bus-rapid-transitAcid Jazz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!
In the years since Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has leaned heavily into its tourism economy, and that's reflected in its streetcar system. But how does it hold up as actual transit? Can it serve the people who are keeping the tourist economy alive? Join me as I take a ride to find out...
UK Series Fundraiser: gofund.me/40186f4a
0:00 - Welcome to New Orleans
1:15 - The Map
3:09 - The St. Charles Line
7:28 - Canal Street
10:53 - Being a Tourist
11:50 - The Other Side of Transit
13:51 - Things Are Looking Up
14:45 - Inspiration from Overseas
Discord: discord.gg/jJsqkhyqz4
Sources:
governing.com/transportation/keeping-transit-on-pace-with-a-changing-new-orleanshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-01-27/new-orleans-commuters-need-more-than-streetcarshttps://www.reddit.com/r/transit/comments/1238ft2/photos_a_few_thoughts_in_comments_on_the_new/How the New Orleans tourism industry perpetuates its glaring ...The Tennesseantennessean.com %E2%80%BA news %E2%80%BA 2021/07/15 %E2%80%BA how...neworleans.com/plan/itineraries/streetcar-itinerary/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Charles_Streetcar_Linehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Fergusonhttps://www.norta.com/current-projects/bus-rapid-transitAcid Jazz by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Help make my next trips happen on Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/classywhale
Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/classywhale?fan_landing=true
Classy Whale - at-least-weekly misadventures with trains and transit!
