More than a half-century after downtown Los Angeles was served by a network of streetcars, the vintage mode of transit could see a revival, thanks to voter approval of a property tax to fund about half of a $125 million project.

A mail-only election that finished Monday night asked voters in the area to approve a tax on property owners for an approximately 4-mile fixed-rail streetcar line that would circle through downtown.

About 73 percent of downtown voters in a specially created district approved it, well more than the two-thirds majority needed, according to unofficial results from the Los Angeles City Clerk (PDF). Just over 19 percent of the 10,658 registered voters in the district cast ballots, far exceeding turnout expectations...

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