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SECTION 3: PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION Streetcar KAT also operates a streetcar loop in Downtown along 54th and 56th Streets (see Figure 3-10). The streetcar loop connects with the McCarthy Transportation Center and the Metra Station. During the season the streetcars operate every 15 minutes. The service does not operate from January through March. The cost is $1.00 for adults and $0.50 for children. There are almost 55,000 annual riders. Daily service is provided using one of five refurbished Toronto streetcars, each painted in a different color scheme. Operating hours vary by season, with a shorter schedule provided during the winter months. The former Toronto streetcars are 1940’s vintage that were obtained after Toronto retired its fleet in 1995. All of the cars are stored and serviced in McCarthy Transportation Center, which also provides easy transfers to local bus routes. One of the features of the Kenosha system is its attractive rightof-way through the city. Kenosha offers an excellent example of how a streetcar line can blend in very well with its surroundings, and has the appearance of a system that was planned as part of the community, not added as an afterthought. Much of the right-of-way has been carefully landscaped. The streetcar is as much of a cultural, historic and recreation attraction as it is part of the transit system. It is an iconic feature of the Downtown that attracts regional, national and international visitors to Kenosha. There is even a Kenosha Streetcar Society with members that support the streetcar system. The streetcar loop is slightly less than two miles in length. Kenosha has secured funding to expand the system and may be able to double the length of the system. System expansion planning still needs to be initiated, but it is likely that the streetcar line would be expanded to the north and south. The expansion will allow for connections to significant land uses, especially businesses and cultural institutions. The system expansion would provide opportunities for publicprivate partnership. The addition of the streetcar in front of a business establishment or cultural institution would add to the value of the business or cultural institution. The system expansion also could be used to encourage redevelopment of some properties in the Downtown. When the system planning process is initiated, it will be important to integrate the transportation planning with land use planning. A streetcar runs along 56th Street 54 CITY OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN KENOSHA DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION
12th Avenue 10th Avenue 11th Avenue 10th Avenue 8th Avenue 7th Avenue Washington Road Streetcar & Major Cultural Destinations Streetcar Route and Stops 45th Street Union Park 46th Street Metra Station Greyhound Bus Stop 47th Street 5th Avenue Sheridan Road 48th Street Simmons Island Park 49th Street 50th Street 51st Street Kenosha History Center and Southport Light Station 51st Place 13th Avenue 52nd Street McCarthy Transportation Center Veterans Memorial Park Navy Memorial Park Civil War Museum 1st Avenue 2nd Avenue 3rd Avenue Metra Kenosha Station 54th Street 55th Street 5th Avenue 4th Avenue Kenosha Public Museum 56th Street 10th Avenue 13th Avenue 11th Avenue 4th Avenue 5th Avenue Dinosaur Discovery Museum 57th Street 58th Street Sheridan Road 11th Avenue Civic Center Park 10th Avenue 7th Avenue 8th Avenue 6th Avenue 3rd Avenue Lake Front Park and Southport Marina Union Pacific Railroad Tracks 59th Street 59th Place Downtown Core 60th Street 60th Street Library Park Eichelman Park 61st Street 61st Street 62nd Street Bain Park 3rd Avenue 63rd Street 13th Avenue 5th Avenue Sheridan Road 64th Street 65th Street Baker Park N O R T H NOT TO SCALE Figure 3-10: Streetcar & Major Destinations Map CITY OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN KENOSHA DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION 55
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STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN REPORT APRIL
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION SECTION 1
Page 7 and 8: PLANNING PROCESS The first phase of
Page 9 and 10: LAND USE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS SE
Page 11 and 12: Figure 2-1: Kenosha Regional Contex
Page 13 and 14: Figure 2-3: 2012 Downtown Strategic
Page 15 and 16: 13th Avenue 10th Avenue 10th Avenue
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Page 19 and 20: COMMERCIAL ZONING There are two par
Page 21 and 22: CIVIC ZONING IP Institutional Park
Page 23 and 24: INDUSTRIAL ZONING M-1 Light and M-2
Page 25 and 26: PHYSICAL CONDITIONS GENERAL CONDITI
Page 33 and 34: Library Park Historic District Loca
Page 35 and 36: LANDMARK PROPERTIES In addition to
Page 37 and 38: PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION SECTION
Page 39 and 40: DOWNTOWN ACCESS AND GATEWAYS There
Page 41 and 42: County Highway K (60th Street) ends
Page 47 and 48: Pedestrian crossings at intersectio
Page 53: Amtrak Amtrak provides daily interc
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Page 61 and 62: CONCLUSIONS Downtown Kenosha has an
Page 63 and 64: MARKET ANALYSIS SECTION 4
Page 65 and 66: DOWNTOWN POPULATION Downtown Kenosh
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Page 69 and 70: PLACE OF WORK Nearly two out of fiv
Page 71 and 72: RETAIL MARKET OVERVIEW RETAIL SALES
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Page 79 and 80: RESIDENTIAL MARKET OCCUPANCY AND TE
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Page 83 and 84: Project Location Housing Type Year
Page 85 and 86: SETTING A COURSE SECTION 5
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Page 95 and 96: PRELIMINARY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
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APPENDICES SECTION 6
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3. If you work in Kenosha, how long
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17. How often do you attend festiva
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25. How would you rate the Downtown
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