1964 Transit Improvement

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1964 Transit Improvement Program ended the Canal streetcar line. 1964 Transit Improvement Flyer updating riders on the 1964 Transit Improvement Program. New Orleans Public Service, Incorporated (NOPSI) planned the removal of streetcars from the Canal Street line for May 31, 1964. While advocacy groups organized in late 1963/early 1964 to oppose the program, it was too little, too late. The plans for this removal began in late 1959. This flyer emphasizes the advantages of switching Canal to bus service. NOPSI rolled out new buses as part of this "improvement." Those Flixible company buses were air-conditioned. Riders in Lakeview and Lakeshore...