This is a false dichotomy. You are telling us how awful streetcars were, as if there was no other choice but to tear them up and convert to a car-based society

This is a false dichotomy. You are telling us how awful streetcars were, as if there was no other choice but to tear them up and convert to a car-based society. Instead of fixing the problems: fix the track, better cars, more cars, more accessibility, like what was done all over European cities... Instead of doing that, opponents torched it all, invested HEAVILY in car-based infrastructure and helped create the mess we have today. Just like today, dollars were thrown at the car-based solution and the superior mass-transit solutions are left to rot, so that people can make your argument. Your argument is specious at best.