I have a vision of a newly re-designed University Blvd. It would have old-fashioned trolly cars running down the median, similar to the cable cars in San Francisco or the St. Charles Ave. street cars in New Orleans. The line would run from Capital Square (a short walk from the new amphitheater) through downtown, the UA campus, DCH, Alberta City and Cottondale ending at a large parking facility where the future Eastern Bypass will cross. Along the route mixed use buildings would have retail at street level with residential or offices above. Parking decks would be in the back, accessed via the side streets. A block off the boulevard, single family homes would sit on quiet, tree lined streets with sidewalks allowing an easy stroll to shopping. The look and feel would be Main Street USA, with wide sidewalks lined with trees, underground utilities and special lanes and lots of street parking for bicycles and low-powered vehicles (such as segways or small scooters). Balconies overlooking the street (aka French Quarter-style) would allow people to sit and watch the people go by. In Alberta City art galleries, coffee shops along with big stores would line the streets, but all with the same uniform 19th-century look. It would be a haven for small businesses. Students could live in Alberta City or even Cottondale and ride the street cars to classes at UA. Football fans from Birmingham or Huntsville could park in Cottondale and ride the street car to Bryant-Denny, stopping at restaurants and shops in Alberta City along the way. Residents all along the route could easily ride to events at the downtown amphitheater or Bama Theater or downtown nightlife. Tuscaloosa is already a progressive city. Now there exists the opportunity to turn tragety into triumph by rebuilding an even better Tuscaloosa. A city that, by the time it turns 200 in nine years, will be used as an example of how all American cities should be.