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> Streetcars were already on the decline when car companies bought them. And yet... LA has, still, 1,000 miles of light rail, and many other locations 500 mile
by FireBeyond 1y ago
> Streetcars were already on the decline when car companies bought them.
And yet... LA has, still, 1,000 miles of light rail, and many other locations 500 miles plus.
And then you have Melbourne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_Melbourne
> ... consists of approximately 1,700 tram stops across 24 routes. It is the largest operational urban tram network in the world and one of the most used, with more than 500 trams and 250 kilometres (160 miles) of double tram track. It carried 154.8 million passengers over the year 2023-24. Trams are the second most utilised form of public transport in Melbourne after the city's metropolitan commuter railway network.