text: • Cincinnati — The city’s 1.8-mile, $148-million core area streetcar project (see photo at top of post) is nearing completion, and expected to open this fall.
  • Washington, DC — Officials are now hoping the problem-plagued, long-delayed 2.2-mile H St.-Benning Rd. streetcar project, costing approximately $200 million so far, will at last be completed and able to open within a few weeks.
  • Tucson — The city’s 3.9-mile Sun Link streetcar starter line, opened in 2014 at an investment cost of about $199 million, continues to exceed its ridership projections.
  • Atlanta — The 2.7-mile-long Peachtree district streetcar starter line, completed at a budget of $93 million, also opened in 2014. ■
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  The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited has approached the Railway Board, commissioner of Metro railway safety, and Research Designs and Standards Organization for essential clearances before rolling out the mass transport service in Pune.
  The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MahaMetro) said it had provided the drawings and other technical details to the establishments earlier. It has now sought time for ground inspection of the tracks and rakes, and review of other technical specifications.