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Originally Posted by defishel
I sort of thought that, too, but I think there's still a benefit. Streetcars would use electricity instead of fossil fuels, and they wouldn't get stuck in traffic as much like buses because they'd have their own dedicated lanes that only other streetcars could use. Intersections would be typical, but otherwise they could be better than buses.
I like the map. I like how the line that goes to Dow's Lake was extended across the Booth Street Bridge. Though one problem with the Bronson tram going down Sparks Street would be that Sparks turning into Bronson is so narrow it would be impossible to allow for anything other than one streetcar, and no pedestrians or private vehicles, through at a time. Queen Street would be easier, I think. |
You could do the same thing with buses only it would be better. Street running street cars even in a dedicated lane will inevitably conflict with regular traffic. An accident involving a streetcar will block the line and interrupt service. So would an accident at an intersection that happens to block the line. Buses could run around it. This is one of the reasons why streetcars were removed from Ottawa streets. Also, you could build a dedicated lane for buses much cheaper than doing the same thing for streetcars. With sufficient political will, we could implement something like this almost immediately, and run buses faster and more efficiently.