They didn't need to expand it. Before 1950 basically every mid-sized city had a proper street car system that went everywhere. The attempts in the 1970s were a typical American clusterfuck where we attempt to rebuild something nice we used to have but in a way that's profitable which ruins what made it nice in the first place.
For reference, Cincinnati regularly had over 100 million riders a year pre-1950. It's hard to fathom how much "they took from you".
They didn't need to expand it. Before 1950 basically every mid-sized city had a proper street car system that went everywhere. The attempts in the 1970s were a typical American clusterfuck where we attempt to rebuild something nice we used to have but in a way that's profitable which ruins what made it nice in the first place.
For reference, Cincinnati regularly had over 100 million riders a year pre-1950. It's hard to fathom how much "they took from you".
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Tbf they had over half a million people in the 1940s, that's only 3-4 trips a week per person.
No, they did need to expand it to include the suburbs.
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Fuck the suburbs