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Originally Posted by JM1
Low floors are made for running up and down shopping streets and across pedestrian malls. High floor is for dedicated rights of way. No if you put a low floor street tram along Bank, Rideau, Montreal, or Beechwood, then you have chosen wisely. Run the same train on a dedicated right of way and you have given up space and onboard mobility for no benefit whatsoever.
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This was pure politics. They had to dangle a carrot in front of suburban councillors that surface trams would use the tunnel someday, so they couldn't use a high floor technology and they couldn't use driverless vehicles.