> Tram-trains manage speeds about the same as the wholly tunneled Paris Metro. Uhhh, it’s not. E.g. > Line 8 is 22.057 km (13.706 mi) long, including 2.8 km

> Tram-trains manage speeds about the same as the wholly tunneled Paris Metro. Uhhh, it’s not. E.g. > Line 8 is 22.057 km (13.706 mi) long, including 2.8 km (1.7 mi) of open-air tracks in the southeastern suburbs. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_8 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro_Line_8 Maybe they just meant comparing it to the tunnelled sections but I also don’t see why that would really impact speeds. It’s the traffic/grade separation that gets you the speed advantage. also the Paris Metro is kinda slow because of station density, so you may save a lot of walking but have a lot of station dwell time. Go during the day and pick any two arbitrary points in Paris and you’ll usually find cycling faster than transit on Google Maps.