Your city is not too small for good public transit!
I'm serious. Even a city such as Stade, Germany (population ~47,000) has enough population to potentially support a tram line. And smaller cities in Germany do have robust transit networks - for example, the tram network in Nordhausen, population ~40,000!
So today, let's discuss an example of great small city transit and why cities with fewer than 50,000 absolutely deserve top quality public transit connections!
Also, check out my Discord: https://discord.gg/xbyH7TYJzk
I won't link it often here, since all social links are on the channel page, but here's the TFTSB FB page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571644231160
Time Stamps:
Intro in Stade: 00:00
Welcome to Nordhausen: 01:32
History of a Tiny Tram Network (and the DDR): 03:32
Trams May Not Be Right for Your Town: 04:23
The Nordhausen Tram Network: 05:42
Stadtbahns and More: 06:55
Future Plans; 08:33
An Even Smaller Town With a Tramway: 09:18
Conclusion and Viewer Question: 10:21
Music:
'Sunny with a Chance of Thunder' by Halc via OCRemix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSw6lSZdGVM
'Big Apple Bass' by LXE via OCRemix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gb-NCQhy44
Night Jazz Beats from Pixabay
Planet Undertow Theme from Ristar (Genesis)
'Roller Disco' by Zylance via OCRemix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnCechD3NU
Credits Theme from Mega Man 8 (PS1)
Wario Theme from Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (GameCube)
How should I cite references here, as I picked up a lot of this info by researching while in these places? Just find corroborating secondary sources?
That said, here's the Stade proposal from LiniePlus: https://linieplus.de/proposal/strassenbahn-stade/
All clips used either with permission, under fair use, or under creative commons.