The project has achieved its purpose - to restore streetcar service and demonstrate how it might revitalize a neglected area, she said. We don't really go anywhere yet. That should change after the new line is completed, she said, adding that she expects the annual ridership of 60,000 to increase four times. The growth is allowing Charlotte to recoup its investment in record time, Ingebretsen said. Others considering a trolley should get private support before going public, she said.
People have to come to love it first.