Streetcar /
Tram
Most often cars of this type are powered by
electricity supplied through an underground third rail or an overhead wire.
A few years ago the thought of
streetcars returning to our streets was a fantasy. Today several cites
have either installed new streetcar lines, constructing lines, or in the
advance planning stages. I support streetcars as I feel that they are a great
step between basic bus service and full light rail service
~>Lets see what the streetcar
does do:
1. The streetcar provides service
along a corridor that has never had service.
2. The streetcar provides an
alternative form of transportation that makes that part of the country much
more livable.
~>The
problems are:
1. One problem was that the system
was designed only to have single cars. From my understanding this was
a compromise to ensure support along the line. However, one of the
benefits of rail transit is when you add additional cars to a train to make it
more efficient and carry more people. Any future lines should have
the capability to run multiple car trains.
2. There is no private right of way.
The streetcar gets stuck in traffic
3. The streetcar should have signal
priority plus priority at the four way stops like Couch and 11th were the
streetcar gets stuck for extended periods of time.
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