cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/36550420
Crazy take by ABC news’ Alan Kohler “Why Melbourne’s trams were a big mistake”
Cross posted to c/Melbourne
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/36550420
Crazy take by ABC news’ Alan Kohler “Why Melbourne’s trams were a big mistake”
Cross posted to c/Melbourne
He is right in the sense that building the tram lines was lack of vision for the future. After a certain size, cities need public transportation in a dedicated lane. But a metro line doesn’t replace a tram line. They complement each other. Trains, trams, brt, bus and micro-mobility complement each other in commuting.
The best time to build the metro was 100 years ago. The second best time is now. If musk’s boring company can build metro lines, so be it. Shit like las vega’s loop isn’t an alternative to anything.
Very much agree with you. Trams and metros fulfill different functions.
The “crazy” take in my opinion was equating keeping the tram system with not building metros, that trams “clog up the road”, and the dubious claims Musk could actually provide boring at ludicrously low cost.
Don’t get me wrong, the costs involved with building metros in the anglosphere are not in step with the rest of the world, but colour me sceptical about anything to do with musk, given all the quality issues with Tesla.