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?