BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. streetcar revival fared well on election night Tuesday, with pro-trolley mayoral candidates in Cincinnati and Charlotte, N.C. winning and a critic of a proposal in Boise going down to defeat.
Cincinnati voters also rejected an initiative aimed at scuttling its streetcar plans by requiring a vote, not just city council approval.
Streetcars are being considered by as many as 80 U.S. cities, as federal grants are available and President 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, still undecided on a plan in Idaho's capital to build a 2.3-mile trolley loop, over David Litster, who is trying to kill the project.
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