> The primary thing that strikes me about that photo is how far apart the tram rails are. It's an anomaly on that street. The older building on the left edge o

> The primary thing that strikes me about that photo is how far apart the tram rails are. It's an anomaly on that street. The older building on the left edge of the picture protrudes further in than its neighbors, so at that spot, you could not fit two tram rails, two lanes of traffic, and reasonable sidewalks. So instead, for a few meters, cars and trams share a lane, the sidewalks get wider, and pedestrians don't have to cross a lane to get into the tram. You can see side by side pictures here: https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/taz/bauen/universitaetstrasse.html https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/ted/de/index/taz/bauen/universi... (the new layout is very recent, and not yet visible on any satellite maps).