Oiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoA simple solution at cost of minor aesthetic changesfeddit.deimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageA simple solution at cost of minor aesthetic changesfeddit.deOiconomia@feddit.de to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoDoesn’t work in hilly cities. That’s why San Francisco has trolleybuses too (and the historical cable cars, but those are more for tourists). They do have light rail where it does make sense though.
minus-squareJimmyJr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoLisbon is very hilly and uses trams
minus-squareKempeth@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI looked it up and it can indeed go up to 13.5% inclination but they can only run powered cars, no attached wagons. That reduces capacity. I don’t want to shit on trams. I don’t like this bus vs tram bashing in either direction. I’ll happily take either improvement over a sea of cars…
Doesn’t work in hilly cities. That’s why San Francisco has trolleybuses too (and the historical cable cars, but those are more for tourists). They do have light rail where it does make sense though.
Lisbon is very hilly and uses trams
I looked it up and it can indeed go up to 13.5% inclination but they can only run powered cars, no attached wagons. That reduces capacity.
I don’t want to shit on trams. I don’t like this bus vs tram bashing in either direction. I’ll happily take either improvement over a sea of cars…