Ignored by the federal government in spite of efforts to brand it as a “shovel-ready,” job-bonanza construction project, the Miami streetcar that was sidelined by the Great Recession is back from the dead.

Revamped plans for a street-level electric rail system that would take passengers from downtown to the Design District could be presented for public discussion as early as September, City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff told a room of real estate industry figures Wednesday.