Cost almost nothing to run and maintain as they are electric, last 50+ years, takes traffic off the road, can be easily automated, 10 times cheaper to build than subways and heavy rail, basically zero downsides

Trams are good, folks.

  • poppy_apocalypse [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    Had so much fun visiting my cousins in Melbourne riding the trams (or whatever they're called). The myki (miki) system was kind of confusing at first, I think I had to go to a 7-11 to buy a card, and I saw a lot of folks get ticketed due to confusion of the system. Coming from Los Angeles it was amazing. I could just walk from my cousin's pad to the trolly stop in less than 5 minutes and find my way to the CBD and figure out what I wanted to do. Also, I love AFL (St. Kilda is my team, fuck you) Melbourne had a great graf scene to enjoy, but your Mexican food game could use some work.

    • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
      ·
      4 years ago

      forcing people to choose between streetcars and street tacos is the twelfth form of liberalism. :mao-shining:

      • poppy_apocalypse [he/him, any]
        ·
        4 years ago

        Call me a lib, but I don't want to live in a world without Mexicans or Mexican food.

        Edit: Not throwing shade on you Straya, you just got some work to do

        • Mindfury [he/him]
          ·
          4 years ago

          believe me, it was much worse until 8 (maybe) years ago. Literally below Taco Bell tier until Mamasita took off as a wanky restaurant and the Taco Truck first opened.

          We legit didn't have food trucks (apart from soft serve vans we all call Mr Whippy) until it became a cultural wank phenomenon like 5 years ago

    • sic_semper_chuds [he/him]
      ·
      4 years ago

      the only way to make melbourne trams better is to [PARODY] the ticket inspectors

      go the sainters

    • wtypstanaccount04 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Melbourne is kind of what Los Angeles would have been like if they kept their interurban system.