The demise of America's once-mighty streetcars

Re:The demise of America's once-mighty streetcars by TeMPOraL on Friday May 08, 2015 @07:52AM (#9511017)

I wonder why not use both underground and trams. A system designed like that could work like a skip list - you take "the tube" to quickly cover big distances, and use trams to cover the last mile or two.

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Re:The demise of America's once-mighty streetcars by Symbiote on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @11:27AM (#9532454)

London used to have that, here's a map of the trams pre 1952: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trams_in_London#/media/File:Tra...

But most tube stations are only around 10 minutes walk apart, so it's not often necessary to use both in most of the busier areas.

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Re:The demise of America's once-mighty streetcars by bane on Friday May 08, 2015 @09:09AM (#9511434)

It used to be that way in many cities. NYC, for example, used to have a surface rail system and streetcars in addition to the awesome subway.

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