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.

    • crispyhexagon [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      stares at levee system sinking into the ground as sea levels rise

      if only someone could have predicted this infrastructure would be inadequate by checks notes two years from now?

      stares at light rain causing flooding

      okay, where did the fourteen billion actually go?

    • regul [any]
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      4 years ago

      They invested in the Rampart line, which is actually completely useless.

        • regul [any]
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          4 years ago

          just another tourism thing

          just shows they can expand the network, they just don't want to do it for the people who actually live in the city