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> I predict that in 50-100 years we'll look back on the age of the automobile as one of the biggest mistakes in urban planning. No need to wait that long, the
by foobar1962 7y ago
> I predict that in 50-100 years we'll look back on the age of the automobile as one of the biggest mistakes in urban planning.
No need to wait that long, the regret is felt already. Sydney ripped up its extensive tram network in the 1950s and 1960s to improve the roads for cars. Remnants of the infrastructure remain: cuttings through rocky, hilly areas in particular. My mother (in her 90s now) talks about taking the tram to Bondi.
Melbourne was smart enough to keep their tram network.
- thelittleone 7y agoIsn’t it ironic that trams are about to start running again in Sydney.
- megaremote 7y agoThey tried in Melbourne too. A few people stood up and fought to save them, like Robert Risson. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Risson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Risson
- jdnenej 7y agoThe people I know from Melbourne absolutely love the trams as well and talk shit about how awful it is to get around Sydney