Streetcars in North America have a bad reputation for being slow and "causing traffic". But trams can be a fast, reliable, and efficient transit option, as long as we prioritize just like the rest of the world.
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➜ References:
The real story behind the demise of America's once-mighty streetcars
https://www.vox.com/2015/5/7/8562007/streetcar-history-demise
Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262516129/fighting-traffic/
Toronto's First Subway
https://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/local-history-genealogy/2019/03/remembering-torontos-first-subway-march-30-snapshots-in-history.html
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-transportation/the-ttc-100-years-of-moving-toronto/canadas-first-subway-canadas-first-subway-opens/
https://transittoronto.ca/archives/weblog/2013/03/30-torontos_-.shtml
Downs-Thompson Paradox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQY6WGOoYis&t=165s
Transit Signal Priority Lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2g0trGAfgo
Transit Ridership Statistics
https://www.ttc.ca/transparency-and-accountability/transit-planning
https://www.apta.com/research-technical-resources/transit-statistics/ridership-report/
Traffic violations on King St.
https://schoolofcities.github.io/king-street-toronto/traffic-violations
➜ Timestamps:
0:00 Transit in America sucks
1:19 The rise and fall of streetcars
3:33 Toronto's car-centric mindset
4:52 Streetcars do not cause traffic
6:48 Giving streetcars priority
10:31 User experience & accessibility
11:51 Wasted opportunity
13:08 King St Transit Priority Corridor
15:35 Conclusion
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