Electric tram will not come to Altoona's River Prairie

Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Camille Walter | WQOW

Altoona (WQOW) - A $14,000 electronic tram will not be coming to Altoona's River Prairie area.

Thursday, the Altoona City Council voted down the measure. City Administrator Mike Golat told News 18 that the council wanted to give the Rivier Prairie area more time to develop to see if the tram was needed. One member also said that the money would be better used promoting the growing area.

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Posted: Aug. 26, 2017

Altoona (WQOW) -- A growing Altoona development may have a new way of transportation if the city council gives it the green light on Thursday during its city council meeting.

River Prairie would buy a small electric tram from Go-Riteway. The tram would make it easier to get around the large development, which includes both indoor and outdoor attractions. The electric tram would cost the city $14,000 and fit 10 people at a time.

The idea behind the tram is to help boost tourism and future events at River Prairie.

"The tram would be used for transporting people for things like large concerts if we have remote parking from the hotel to the River Prairie Center to some of the remote wedding venues in the park and also for doing tours of the park when it's completed," said Mike Golat, the city administrator for Altoona.

If city council agrees to the idea, they would purchase the electronic tram immediately.

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