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Originally Posted by urbanlife
Both have pros and cons: it would make sense to expand the streetcar for close in neighborhoods and then using FX buses for various connection points, including east/west and north/south routes.
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I can see the pros and cons of an electric streetcar vs. a diesel-powered bus. But I'm not clear about the pros and cons of an electric streetcar vs. an electric bus. The bus would be quieter than the streetcar. It has less capacity, but you can just add more busses (this is actually more convenient for passengers *and* allows you to add more capacity as needed). And it's not obvious to me that the cost of the infrastructure and maintenance (charging, extra buses) is higher than that of a streetcar.
So what is a good reason to plan to for more streetcar lines instead of electric buses?
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