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First Hill Streetcar Begins Service

Ryan Packer - January 24, 2016

At approximately 11.00am yesterday, the first trip on the First Hill Streetcar departed its Pioneer Square station at Occidental Avenue & Jackson Street with Mayor Ed Murray, SDOT Director Scott Kubly, City Councilmembers Rob Johnson and Tim Burgess, and a few other Seattle notables on board.

Some of our tweets from yesterday as events were unfolding:

We are here at the launch of the First Hill Streetcar! pic.twitter.com/u6usJ9Ni4v

— The Urbanist (@UrbanistOrg) January 23, 2016