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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by gok on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:13PM (#15570300)
>Served by rail. If you see a bus, they blew it.

And if you see streetcars, they blew it worse. Streetcars combine the traffic creation of buses with the inflexibility of a rail line. As an added bonus they make biking extra treacherous.

If you have the budget to build a real buried or elevated rail line, go for it. Otherwise stick with BRT until you do.

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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by sogen on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:15PM (#15570325)
You should see the line of tourists waiting to ride the streetcars...
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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by gok on Friday October 27, 2017 @01:51PM (#15570659)
Think those are probably the cable cars? Those are indeed completely absurd, but eh, it's a roller coaster for tourists.
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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by ghaff on Friday October 27, 2017 @02:17PM (#15570903)
They're very cute. Utterly impractical as public transportation. But cute :-)
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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by sogen on Friday October 27, 2017 @08:20PM (#15573313)
:D
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Re:Saving San Francisco goes deeper than “build more housing” by Tempest1981 on Sunday October 29, 2017 @04:47AM (#15578555)
We need rocket cable cars. Where's Elon?
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