Yesterday I attended an Economic Development Forum sponsored by the Loop Trolley . Guest speaker, Portland developer John Carroll, spoke about the benefits he has seen in Portland over the last decade. Portland developer John Carroll speaking 6/25/2009 at the Missouri History Museum The streetcar/trolley is not the most efficient way to get persons from point A to B. That would mode would be the bus. However, as our speaker pointed out, the permanence of a fixed rail helps entice d