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The Arlington County Board’s decision to cancel the Columbia Pike Streetcar challenges both proponents and opponents of the project to find other mass transit solutions for the area. Stewart Schwarz, executive director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, and Peter Rousselot, spokesman for Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit, discuss the pros and cons of streetcars, bus rapid transit, and the steps to achieve a mixed-use, walkable, bikeable, and transit-oriented community.

1.0 LU HSW (AIA) / 1.0 CM (AICP) / 1.0 PDH (LA CES)

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Photo: An artist's conception of the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar. Image courtesy Arlington County government.