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I have lived for quite some time in a Straßenbahn (tram) street in Berlin. 2nd floor, the tram only a couple of meters from my window. Is it that bad? No. They
by 4gotunameagain 4y ago
I have lived for quite some time in a Straßenbahn (tram) street in Berlin. 2nd floor, the tram only a couple of meters from my window.
Is it that bad? No. They lay the tracks on top of rubber now so the vibrations are not that terrible.
Does it make some noise and can you feel the house shake a bit ? Yes.
Do I prefer it from the isolationist culture of cars, the emissions, the traffic and the everything else that comes with it? 100% yes.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoBut why not a trolley-bus instead?
- iggldiggl 4y agoTrams scale to higher capacities than buses, given the same vehicle width a dedicated transit lane takes up less space for trams (and can be built with green track) than a comparative busway, a highly used dedicated busway isn't that cheap to build either because buses with their high axle loads do pound the pavement just like trucks/HGVs, all the more so in the case of a guided-bus way in case you try to reduce the width requirements and built some sort of "rubber-tyred tram system", steel wheels on steel rails are more energy efficient, …