BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Tijuana X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Tijuana BEGIN:VEVENT UID:896@californiapreservation.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260305T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Tijuana:20260305T130000 DTSTAMP:20260312T005143Z URL:https://californiapreservation.org/events/san-francisco-historic-stree tcars/ SUMMARY:Past in Motion: Saving San Francisco’s Historic Streetcars DESCRIPTION:[et_pb_section bb_built="1" admin_label="section" inner_width=" auto" inner_max_width="1080px"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" background_pos ition="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" background_size="initial" widt h="80%" max_width="1080px" _builder_version="4.9.0"][et_pb_column type="4_ 4" custom_padding__hover="|||" custom_padding="|||"][et_pb_text background _position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" background_size="initial" _builder_version="4.9.0" text_text_shadow_horizontal_length="text_text_sha dow_style\,%91object Object%93" 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and experimentation to full integrat ion into the city’s modern transportation system.Rick will begin with a brief look at San Francisco’s transit history and the role streetcars pl ayed in shaping the city\, comparing it to the path Los Angeles followed. He will then share how a small group of advocates—often learning as they went—navigated technical\, political\, and financial challenges to tran sform endangered vehicles into a globally recognized preservation success. Along the way\, he’ll reflect on key turning points\, partnerships\, an d hard-earned lessons from keeping historic infrastructure both authentic and operational.The program will also look ahead\, examining current resto ration and maintenance priorities\, evolving funding and governance challe nges\, and the ongoing role historic streetcars can play in creating a mor e people-centered\, sustainable Market Street. This behind-the-scenes conv ersation offers valuable insight for preservationists\, planners\, and any one interested in how historic resources can remain active\, relevant part s of urban life.With the nonprofit’s advocacy\, Muni restored its very f irst streetcar\, built in 1912 — the first big city publicly-owned stree tcar in the US — Car 1. It’s joined here by a 1934 open-top “Boat Tr am” from Blackpool\, England\, one of three of this type acquired by Mar ket Street Railway over the span of 40 years\, and donated to Muni. Photo courtesy Market Street Railway\; photo credit Rick Laubscher.  About our SpeakerRick Laubscher is President and CEO of Market Street Railway\, the nonprofit partner preserving San Francisco’s historic streetcars. In th e early 1980s as Chair of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Transporta tion committee\, Rick helped launch the Historic Trolley Festival\, a gras sroots effort that demonstrated the appeal of vintage streetcars and set t he stage for the eventual restoration and operation of the F Market &\; Wharves line. A former journalist and communications executive\, he is fo unding chair of The City Club of San Francisco and a recipient of the Silv er SPUR Award for civic achievement.\n\n[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_p b_row][/et_pb_section] ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://californiapreservation.org/wp-content/up loads/2026/02/1058-Mkt-CC-Plaza-City-Hall-pride-colors-credit-Ken-Chan.jpg CATEGORIES:Free Events,Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Tijuana X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Tijuana BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR