Modern streetcar

Modern streetcar is a form of rail transit with these characteristics:

• Provides local transit in place of bus with frequent stops
• Exists in urban core areas or other areas slated for high density developments
• Vehicles smaller, lighter, and slower than light rail to better blend in with street environment. (Some may be just a single light rail car, rather than multi-car train)
• Fully accessible vehicles with other modern features like air conditioning and automatic stop announcement.

Some of the cities that have modern streetcars also have a larger scale light rail system, and these systems may be compatible and can inter-operate.

Modern streetcar systems

• Cincinnati Bell Connector
• Dallas Streetcar
• KC Streetcar
• Oklahoma City Streetcar
• Portland Streetcar
• Portland Streetcar A/B Loop Line
• Portland Streetcar North/South Line
• QLINE
• Seattle Streetcar
• Seattle Streetcar First Hill Line
• Seattle Streetcar South Lake Union Line
• Sound Transit Link T Line
• Sun Link
• The Hop MKE
• UTA S-Line
• Valley Metro Streetcar