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Streetcars, aerial trams, now a second minor league baseball stadium in less than a decade after the first one fell on its face -- it's all good to them.
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Streetcars have to stop every couple of block, bikes don't.
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» The Streetcars of Philadelphia • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape
» The Streetcars of Philadelphia • Spacing Toronto • understanding the urban landscape 2009
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Streetcars that replace bus lines are not a mobility improvement.
Tri-Met blowing smoke on Fareless Square (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Streetcars worked great 100 years ago when few people owned and drove cars.
Portland developer malarkey goes nationwide (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Streetcars are 5 times or more expensive than what a modern electric bus costs and the new buses (Vancouver & SF) have low floors and can operate just like a streetcar.
Energy, Transportation, and Land Use Patterns « PubliCola 2010
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Streetcars: the expensive solution in search of a problem
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Streetcars, aerial trams, now a second minor league baseball stadium in less than a decade after the first one fell on its face -- it's all good to them.
The O dresses up the truth, once again (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Streetcars have higher passenger capacity than buses (even bendy ones), which means that if there are lots of riders on your route, you can move them with fewer vehicles.
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Streetcars are much more comfortable to ride than buses.
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