A long-anticipated public trolley along Brand Boulevard will start running next month, Caruso Affiliated officials announced this week.
The rubber-wheel trolley will run from the Nestle headquarters on North Brand to the Americana at Brand from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Rick Lemmo, Caruso’s vice president of community relations, said Tuesday at a joint meeting of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency.
“Everything we do, as all of the council members know, is promises made, promises kept,” Lemmo told the Glendale News-Press.
The trolley will be “absolutely free” and have six stops as it makes its way down Brand so that all downtown retailers can benefit from its service, Lemmo added.
Local residents and merchants have for years pushed for a trolley or tram service in the downtown area to move people from parking lots and venues along the city’s main thoroughfare.
— Melaine Hicken
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