Street level light rail is fantastic. My city replaced most of it with subways. Which, don't get me wrong, are preferable to almost everything else. But it does

Street level light rail is fantastic. My city replaced most of it with subways. Which, don't get me wrong, are preferable to almost everything else. But it does mean getting to and from the train requires an additional walk and stair/escalator/lift ride, in addition to whatever distance you already had to walk. This easily triples the time it takes to get to the train for many trips. Of course, there are advantages, as well, principally a better separation from traffic.