Charles Street Trolley

The Charles Street Trolley is a proposed trolley line running through northern portions of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Kittelson & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm hired by trolley advocates, estimates that the line would be likely to carry 2.5 million riders per year.[1]

Charles Street Trolley
Overview
Status	Proposed
Locale	Baltimore, Maryland
Service
Type	light rail
Route map Proposed stops University Art Museum— 32nd Street 29th—28th Streets 25th Street North Avenue Penn Station Mount Royal Eager Monument Mulberry Liberty/Lexington Charles/Fayette Liberty/Baltimore Calvert/Lombard Sharp/Pratt Conway/Light

The proposal is backed by a public-private group known as the Charles Street Development Corporation.[2] A second group, known as Friends of the Trolley is also backing the project; it was reported in November 2011 that FotT had hired a community organizer.[3] As envisioned, the line would probably use modern, low-floor light rail cars, but the use of newly-built replica-vintage rail cars is an alternative also being considered.[4]

A website for what appears to be a third group—the Baltimore Streetcar Campaign—is also active in advocating for a Charles Street trolley plan.

Certain portions of the proposed routing would be similar to that covered by the Maryland Transit Administration's proposed Yellow Line. As of 2012, the proposed alignment also overlaps significantly with a proposed extension of the Charm City Circulator.[5]

While the proposed trolley is not a project of the MTA, the two groups have expressed a willingness to work together on certain elements of a transit plan for the area involved.